He rejects the Colombian model, which would put American advisers, instructors, mechanics, agents, and maintenance personnel on the ground in Mexico. He may be right, but the alternative is no military makeover, and no likelihood of winning a war that perhaps should not have been declared in the first place.
但是，卡尔德龙不想要按照美国的条件提供的美国援助。他拒绝了哥伦比亚模式——该模式会将美国的顾问、指导、组织、特工以及维护人员置于墨西哥的土地上。他可能是对的，但是，替代的选择不应该是军事粉饰，以及不可能取胜的一场一开始或许就不应该宣战的战争。