Over the years, the Mexican political class was happy to blame US consumers for drug cartels. Indeed, drug users are the consumers sending millions of dollars south of the border.
However, Mexico is not free of blame, as we have seen in the spread of violence and corruption related to drug cartels.
Mexico needs to borrow a page from President Uribe's playbook!
Alvaro Uribe was the courageous Colombian leader who is fought "narco traficantes" head on.
Beyond fighting cartels, Mexico has to look at the scale of the lawlessness, its geographical reach and the apparent inability of the government to keep it in check.
Where is Mexico going? Who knows? I don't know for sure. However, it would be wise for Mexico's next president to sit down with Alvaro Uribe for a long chat: