Regarding the execution of Arturo Beltran Leyva, a leading drug kingpin, late last year, US Ambassador Carlos Pascual wrote that the “refusal” by SEDENA (the national defense secretariat) “to move quickly reflected a risk-aversion that cost the institution a major counter-narcotics victory.” He then describes the utter lack of cooperation between intelligence agencies and the military, because many US and Mexican officials fear that whatever information they share with the army will be handed over to the cartels.
奥巴马政府在就任伊始就全面陷入了墨西哥禁毒战争，目前正面临着在华盛顿几乎从未触及的种种危险，人们要了解这些危险只有从墨西哥发来的外交电报中。 在去年下半年处决贩毒头目贝尔特兰•莱瓦的有关电报中，美国大使卡洛斯·帕斯科写道国防秘书处（SEDENA）“拒绝”快速行动的做法反应出一种风险厌恶情绪，正是这种情绪使该机构的一次大规模反毒胜利化为了泡影。 帕斯科接着描述情报部门和军队之间完全缺乏合作的状态，因为很多美国和墨西哥官员担心他们与军队分享的信息将会被传到贩毒集团的手中。