See full story by The Washington Post here: Mexico weighs options as lawlessness continues to grip Ciudad Juarez
Mexico at War
CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO — Senior Mexican officials have begun a sweeping review of the military’s two-year occupation of this dangerous border city, concluding that the U.S.-backed deployment of thousands of soldiers against drug traffickers has failed to control the violence and crime, according to officials in both countries.
The multi-agency review, which has not been made public, represents a “serious reassessment” of President Felipe Calderón’s anti-narcotics strategy and reflects growing alarm that Juarez, across from El Paso, has descended into lawlessness, U.S. officials familiar with the process said.
The war on Mexico’s powerful drug cartels has been the defining policy of Calderón’s administration, involving unprecedented cooperation with American political and law enforcement authorities. Failure in a high-profile battleground such as Ciudad Juarez would represent a major defeat for Calderón and for U.S. officials determined to curb the multibillion dollar flow of drugs across the border.
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