A new study commissioned by the Mexican Senate found that the Mexican military shouldnt have intervened in the countrys nearly decade-long war against drug traffickers. <\/p>\n
Since early in Mexicos war on drugs, the government deployed its biggest possible hammer: the army and the navy. <\/p>\n
But a new report from the Mexican Senates internal research office, the Belisario Dominguez Institute, is questioning the rationale behind that decision. <\/p>\n
The takeaway is that there was never any evidence showing the military would help violence decline. <\/p>\n
Froylan Enciso is a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, a think tank. He said independent research has already made similar conclusions. <\/p>\n
\"What is new now is that the Belisario Dominguez Institute is systematizing this evidence and putting together, like, a really good intellectual product for Mexican congressman,\" Enciso said. <\/p>\n
The study concludes that lawmakers have tended to rely more on personal conviction than facts. <\/p>\n
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