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RE: The extradition of Joaquin Guzman, also known as "El Chapo", from Mexico to the US Re-enforces America's Mission to become "The Police of the World"
Other than the following point, I agree with you 100%:
IF El Chapo was responsible for the organization of murder within our borders, THEN yes we should try to get him.
Other than that you are spot on.
Without the consumption of drugs within the US, people like "El Chapo" would not have the ability to rise to the same power and influence that he was.
And if we as a society ended the criminalization of drug use, El Chap et al wouldn't be making the bank roll that made them so powerful to begin with.
If someone remains objective and just looks at the facts, it's evident that the US drug war has failed.
A complete rejection of our own ideal of liberty, and a colossal waste of LE resources...but hey, it's what the voters want.
Great post!
Very good points. But imagine a scenerio where an American criminal who committed 95% of his crimes within the US and the other 5% of his crimes were against mexico indirectly. There's no chance that America is going to extradite that citizen to Mexico. It is the policies and actions of the government to allow for people like El Chapo to rise to power just like you said.
Good point
We'd also have to balance severity of crimes as well; El Chapo is most probably responsible for far more murders of Mexican citizens than Americans