U.S. Intervention in Mexico Must Not Be Allowed to Happen
"A
long chain of painful experiences has cultivated our instinct for
self-preservation in the face of our ambitious neighbors in the north … The
United States is eager to intervene with its repressive forces, including the
army, on our national territory, in order to finish an endless, badly concealed
and interminable battle against organized crime."
The temptation is always there
and manifests itself at the first opportunity: Mrs. Janet Napolitano, secretary
of Homeland Security, and Joseph W. Westphal, deputy secretary of the U.S.
Army, are concerned about the long list of events associated with the fight
against drug trafficking. Napolitano stated: “We are ready to vigorously oppose
the cartels,” and Westphal referred to the danger of “organized crime taking control
of the (Mexican) government.” Both agree on an unconcealed desire:
intervention.
A long chain of painful
experiences has cultivated our instinct for self-preservation in the face of
our ambitious neighbors to the north - and before its expressions turn into the
winds of interventionism.
Posted by WORLDMEETS.US
The United States is eager to
intervene with its repressive forces, including the army, on our national
territory, in order to finish an endless, badly concealed and interminable
battle against organized crime, which is clear to see every day at
locations throughout the Mexican Republic.
Those responsible for sugar-coating
news about the battle against crime - hungry for spectacle and eager to make
the public see the end of this dark and endless battle - take every opportunity
to exaggerate the importance of the latest arrest. They seek to spark hope of
an impending conclusion and make up stories that lead one to infer that the long-sought
final victory is near.
This chain of events, intended
to be transformed into optimism, continues to stretch longer and squander public
confidence in the government, especially in Ciudad Juarez along the northern
border, to the point of provoking suspicion among our neighbors. And what's
even more disturbing - it stimulates their fierce appetite to run hastily to lend
their good offices as gendarmes of the world.
The repercussions of Tunisia and
Egypt no doubt led President Calderon to highlight the [98th] anniversary of
the March of Loyalty
[photo below], which he did by showing off how closely the armed forces identify
with the genuine interests of the Republic. The display may well have been a
message to Army and Navy officers not to bow to temptation and stage a coup due
to outside provocation.
Mexico's
2011 March of Loyalty. The March of Loyalty is an annual
ceremony
during which awards are given to troops who distinguished
themselves
during the previous year. The year 1913 marked the
beginning
of a seven year revolution in the country.
With global events linked to
historical experience, it's hard to believe that two such similar statements by
senior U.S. officials on the issue of crime in another country were merely
coincidental. The real coincidence is that this territory is ours, and
geographical proximity stimulates the ease of a sudden invasion, which would be
justified to the world as offering salvation to a friendly country.
President Obama got Egypt
right. His words about a new world, achieved based on technological progress, were
right in the face of such a petrified regime overseeing a society mired in
misery. That isn't the case with Mexico. We haven't reached full development,
but we are conscious of the importance of our homeland.
For the good of the nation,
Secretary of Public Security Garcia Luna
should make public an outline of the battle against crime, its successes, its
weakness, the lack of good intelligence, and the human dimension of those
engaged and killed in a war that has triggered the discomfort of the public. It
is essential to provide a chronological plan to obtain an end to so much
sacrifice.
The six year term of the
president is already in year number five. The nation should have and is
entitled to know what the fruits of his tenure are, and above all, how he will
end such an ill-considered and ill-concealed war, the passing of which has led
to mourning in over 35,000 homes.
* Juan Carlos
Sánchez Magallán is a lawyer and
politician
