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The cartels are Billion dollar entities that have insanely diverse lines of business. An all out war with them would destabilize western currencies.
You mean if the US invaded Mexico?
As a German, I found this article about the situation in Mexico and guns enlightening (you'll need to translate it yourself): https://monde-diplomatique.de/!6132866
You can edit the title to correct spelling you know.
For the question at hand, I think it'd be very messy.
Messy urban warfare.
Assuming cooperation with the Mexican government, the USA would likely launch several raids against cartel strongholds similar to the Maduro raid. Whether the cartel leaders are brought to justice or just immediately assassinated is up for grabs, but I expect several extrajudicial killings.
The situation will devolve as the power vacuum causes additional killings including some punishing of the Mexican federal government. This destabilization is likely going to require an occupation; I expect that the USA would want Mexico to fill those posts first but may get pulled in as the Mexican military runs out of logistical capacity and the US military has to start filling in more and more gaps.
At a point, the war against the cartels becomes viewed as an American occupation instead of an internal Mexican action and it causes the population to turn against both federal governments.
Reminds me of the time I accidentally a bottle.
Read your question again, carefully.
Then edit the post to correct it.
What?
If America and Mexico [started] an all [out] "WAR" against the cartels [what would it] look like?
Pretty sure they are asking what an all out war against the cartels would look like.
All out of course
I think it would the very bad. Cartels respond violently and death. Lots of people in Mexico and American. Bombs the and shooting target government
this post was submitted on 23 Feb 2026
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