We discussed the Wikileaks cables regarding the guns in Mexico:
"Even though these facts [about the origin of the guns] were well-known by the Obama administration, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Eric Holder, it blamed much of the violence in Mexico on U.S. gun stores. …
According to State Department documents, in 2009 Mexico bought nearly $177 million worth of American-made weapons, exceeding sales to Iraq and Afghanistan. That number includes $20 million in semi- and fully automatic weapons.
“Most of the M16s were sold legally to the Mexican government and disappeared,” Kartchner added.
State Department cables obtained by WikiLeaks confirm that fear.
One cable from November 2009 reads “U.S. law enforcement has fair reason to worry a number of weapons simply disappear… ”
Another from June 2009 says, “Rogue elements of the Guatemalan military are selling weapons to narcos.”"
We also reviewed "the cartel war" and continuing violence.
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