From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: This is what victory looks like
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 09:22:19 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2025-08-18 03:56, NoBody wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Aug 2025 13:05:26 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2025-08-17 07:25, NoBody wrote:
>>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2025 08:23:27 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2025-08-16 07:32, NoBody wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:14:55 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2025-08-15 10:00, NoBody wrote:
>>>>>>> WASHINGTON (AP) â Mexico sent 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the
>>>>>>> United States Tuesday in the latest major deal with the Trump
>>>>>>> administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal
>>>>>>> networks smuggling drugs across the border.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Those handed over to U.S. custody include Abigael González Valencia, a
>>>>>>> leader of âLos Cuinis,â a group closely aligned with notorious cartel
>>>>>>> Jalisco New Generation or CJNG. Another defendant, Roberto Salazar, is
>>>>>>> wanted in connection to the 2008 killing of a Los Angeles County
>>>>>>> sheriffâs deputy. Other prominent figures have ties to the Sinaloa
>>>>>>> Cartel and other violent drug trafficking groups.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://apnews.com/article/cartels-trump-administration-bondi-justice-department-712bdb8f99522ee72ec357492cfa393b
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And you libs pay no mind to helping reduce unwanted deaths and family
>>>>>>> destruction from drugs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> They're certainly pulling out all the stops so you'll "pay no mind" to
>>>>>> the Epstein files.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you address to the topic please?
>>>>
>>>> Sure.
>>>>
>>>> This was political theatre.
>>>>
>>>> I'll ask you a question:
>>>>
>>>> Do you think this will change the flow of drugs into the US?
>>>>
>>>> Yes or no.
>>>
>>> Yes I do and the previous efforts have paid off:
>>>
>>> "Both the number of migrants detected by United States authorities
>>> after illegally crossing the Mexico-U.S. border and the quantity of
>>> fentanyl seized at the border have significantly decreased this year.
>>
>> Neither of which is in any way impacted by who is running the cartels,
>> and you cannot figure out how much illegal drugs are getting INTO the
>> country by how much is seized at the borders.
>
> Laughter!
>
> How much is siezed is a direct indicator of how much gets in. And
> somehow in your head, removing drug cartel heads doesn't effect drug
> cartel heads....
>
If the cartels come up with a perfect way of smuggling drugs into the
country, seizures would drop to zero... ...right?
>>
>>>
>>> The reductions indicate that efforts on both sides of the border to
>>> stop the entry of migrants and narcotics to the United States are
>>> working, even as the U.S. government continues to pressure its Mexican
>>> counterpart to do more to stem these flows."
>>>
>>> https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/fact-check-border-crossings-and-drug-seizures-plummet-statistics-dont-align/
>>
>>
>> Even the report recognizes this:
>>
>> 'A 59% increase in seizures of ammunition and parts of weapons compared
>> to âthe same [unspecified] period of last year.â'
>>
>> versus
>>
>> 'A 70% reduction in fentanyl seizures, âwith 20,000 pounds of fentanyl,
>> heroin and methamphetamine confiscated in total (45% reduction) in the
>> past 90 days.â'
>
> Thank you for confirming what I said.
You don't even see the contradiction, do you?