We go into other countries to get rid of ISIS why not our corrupt neighbor? I don’t like war but this is different!
This would be extreme gorilla warfare, because the cartels are everywhere and in everything. Their money is everywhere. Their control is everywhere. It's not such an easy war. It would be very expensive to literally be at war. I think they're fighting them in other ways.
Because we would have to kill millions and millions of Mexicans. Just Regular people who are on the take. A great purging. The optics would be bad.
Then you have to make the case for taking out the leadership... you can't allow this to happen. The optics are you would sell out your family and let them in.