[johnmaguire]

> You're forgetting all the times the US failed too, and those cases weren't even on its own border.

Doesn't the US have more resources at home, not less?

Wouldn't a strike on US soil be a larger escalation and dictate a swift and larger response?

[guerrilla]

This is real life. They don't to cause a problem they can't solve.

[johnmaguire]

You are now leaning your premise as an argument. I disagree that it would cause a problem.

I believe it's unrealistic that "the cartel" would strike back against the USG, particularly on US soil.