Delta and SEALs Leading the Jalisco Cartel!
Key Points from the YouTube Transcript:
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High-Level Cartel Leadership: The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) paramilitary wing’s leadership consists of four former US Special Forces personnel: a Green Beret (who also served in Delta Force), two Navy SEALs, and a 75th Ranger Regiment soldier. This is a key claim made by a source within the video.
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Cartel Training and Funding: The CJNG recruits and trains former Mexican and Central American special forces personnel, often utilizing training provided by the US at facilities like the School of the Americas. The cartel’s significant revenue (estimated at $3-4 billion annually) allows them to pay these ex-military personnel high salaries.
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Challenges for US Military Intervention: The speaker argues that a US military intervention in Mexico against the cartels would be extremely challenging due to:
- Information Leakage: Deep corruption within the Mexican government would likely result in compromised operational security. Examples are given of Mexican special forces operations being compromised, leading to ambushes and casualties.
- Sophisticated Cartel Tactics: The CJNG has demonstrated the ability to successfully counter air assaults, using sophisticated weaponry to shoot down helicopters.
- Logistical Difficulties: Operating deep within Mexico’s territory would present significant logistical hurdles, particularly regarding fuel and resupply for air operations. The speaker highlights the vast distances involved.
- Strategic Miscalculations: Past US military interventions (Afghanistan, Iraq) are used as examples of how military success in battle doesn’t equate to winning the war due to flawed strategic planning by civilian leadership. The speaker implies similar flawed planning could occur with a Mexico intervention.
- Focus on High-Value Targets: The speaker stresses that high-ranking cartel members are not typically found at the border; targeting them requires going deep into the country, where they are well-defended.
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The Source’s Credibility: The speaker emphasizes the credibility of their source, a former cartel enabler who served 24 years in prison for his involvement.
Overall: The video argues that a US military intervention against Mexican cartels would be significantly more complex and dangerous than often portrayed, due to widespread corruption, the cartels’ military capabilities, and potential strategic miscalculations by US planners. The video uses the alleged involvement of former US Special Forces in the CJNG leadership as a central point to highlight this complexity.