Number of Mexicans Killed in Drug War Surpasses That of Americans Killed in Vietnam Jim Kouri - examiner.com
go to original October 18, 2013

Stratfor Latin America analyst Karen Hooper discusses the implications of recent high-level military arrests in Mexico. (on.aol.com)

With the number of Mexicans killed in that nation's eight-year drug war surpassing the number of Americans killed in the 10-year Vietnam War, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said during a televised forum this week that there must be improvements made in Mexico's national security and public safety, according to a federal government statement.

Nearly 80,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since former President Felipe Calderon launched an offensive against Mexico's drug cartels in December 2006, according to Mexico's Ministry of Justice.

According to a recent survey conducted by Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía), "[W]ell over half of Mexicans living in urban areas consider living in their respective cities to be unsafe, and have deliberately made adjustments to their routines in order to avoid being victims of crime."

"To give people a comparison: 80,000 people were killed in the Mexican war on drugs in the last eight years. During the United States' action in the Vietnam War, about 58,000 Americans were killed in 10 years. If anyone doubts there's a real war occurring south of our border, then they need to open their eyes and their minds," said former U.S. drug enforcement officer Daniel Gomez.

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