Addressing the deep-seated social and economic problems of a city like Juárez, however, is a lot harder than flooding its streets with 8,000 soldiers carrying assault rifles. Mexican President Felipe Calderón has, in this respect, remained faithful to the script written in previous theaters in the drug war, whether in Bolivia, Colombia, or Peru, where governments have used military force and extradition to placate the US and punish those with the least voice and influence.
不过解决像华雷斯这样一座城市根深蒂固的社会和经济问题比派8，000名手持突击步枪的士兵占据这座小城的街道要困难得多。 在这方面，墨西哥总统费利佩·卡尔德龙继续忠实于玻利维亚、哥伦比亚或秘鲁等国禁毒战争此前写好的电影脚本，这些国家政府依靠武力和引渡来平息美国的怒气，惩罚那些最没有发言权和影响力的穷人。