The news about the Mexican Government's war on drugs should reflect the successes as successes. All news about this war has a negative bias in the way the stories are presented. If the press had reported D-Day in with the same bias against our military, we would have concluded that the loss was too much, with no end in sight!
Today there were major victories in Piedras Negras, a city of 200,000 that is on the Rio Grand, across from Eagle Pass, Texas. The Mexican Army was assessing neighborhoods that are prone to flooding because of the recent rains and street flooding when members of a drug cartel ambushed the soldiers. The soldiers fought back. One soldier was killed and another wounded. The soldiers fought the gunmen to a standstill and the gunmen surrendered. The soldiers seized 12 guns, including 10 assault rifles, and unknown quantity of ammunition and bulletproof vests.
This week, there should (but will not) be a news report that outlines the many recent arrests, deportations and successful investigations related to the drug cartels. Police departments are being investigated and cleaned up. High ranking politicians are being investigated, regardless of party affiliations. While all of these stories are buried, the public is left thinking that Mexico is a narco-country.
There was also a shootout involving cartel members outside of a popular restaurant in Piedras.
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