Mexico's Gun Supply and the 90 Percent Myth | STRATFOR

Stratfor ^ | 10 feb 2011 | Scott Stewart

[rellimpank]

"Mexico's Gun Supply and the 90 Percent Myth is republished with permission of STRATFOR."

For several years now, STRATFOR has been closely watching developments in Mexico that relate to what we consider the three wars being waged there. Those three wars are the war between the various drug cartels, the war between the government and the cartels and the war being waged against citizens and businesses by criminal

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[rellimpank]

--excellent wrapup of what Freepers already know about the Mexican cartel firearms trade--

[ASOC]

THe Feb issue of SOF magazine hosted an article that stated “30 to 40% of weapons in Mexico comes from the US.....

[AuntB]

“There has clearly been a long and well-documented history of arms smuggling across the U.S.-Mexico border, but it is important to recognize that, while the United States is a significant source of certain classes of weapons and ammunition, it is by no means the source of 90 percent of the weapons used by the Mexican cartels, as is commonly asserted.”

[safetysign]

This must be George W Bush’s fault.

[safetysign]

This must be George W Bush’s fault.

[blackie]

You got it!!