Imagine Delta Force Hunting Cartels 🤯
Military experts discuss the hypothetical scenario of Delta Force targeting cartels, comparing it to past operations against Pablo Escobar. They emphasize the challenges of operating in Mexico due to corruption and distinguish between terrorist and cartel motivations.
Summary
The discussion centers on a hypothetical scenario where Delta Force would be deployed against Mexican cartels, with experts drawing from real-world experience in operations against Pablo Escobar. The speakers highlight significant operational challenges, particularly the difficulty of trusting Mexican military or government officials due to widespread corruption - a reality they stress is not meant as derogatory but as a practical assessment. They also make a controversial comparison between terrorists and cartel members, arguing that terrorists are 'more respectable' because they fight for ideological beliefs rather than financial gain. The experts suggest that cartels are fundamentally different from terrorist organizations because cartel members are motivated by money, making them theoretically easier to turn or infiltrate through financial incentives. The conversation touches on the mistakes made during the Escobar operation, specifically criticizing DEA agents for taking celebratory photos over Pablo's body, which they view as a significant tactical and diplomatic error.
Key Insights
- The speaker with experience in the Pablo Escobar operation states that Colombians actually killed Pablo, not U.S. forces
- DEA agents made a massive mistake by taking smiling photos over Pablo Escobar's dead body
- It's very difficult to trust anyone in the Mexican military or Mexican government due to corruption
- Terrorists are considered 'more respectable' than cartel members because they fight for ideological beliefs
- Cartel members are described as 'prostitutes' who can be turned by paying them more money than their current employers
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Transcript
[0:00] If Delta Force was unleashed on cartel leadership in real life, what's your honest timeline to dismantle them? >> I wouldn't put a timeline on it. I'm speaking from experience cuz I had the privilege of going after Pablo. The Colombians killed Pablo. The DEA guys came out and took pictures as soon as they heard he was dead, which I think was a massive mistake cuz they're smiling over his body. It's really hard to trust anyone in the Mexican military or Mexican government. That's not a derogatory thing. It just it's the reality. >> It is. When we're comparing cartel to [0:32] terrorists, I think those are kind of apples and oranges. I think that terrorists, man,…
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