But the stubborn truth revealed by the US diplomat emerges every day, despite the impact of drug kingpins who are arrested, the number of weapons discovered, or the amount of cocaine seized. Mexico is not winning the “war” against drug trafficking and organized crime: Pascual’s forced resignation cannot hide the 34,000 dead, the growing number of Mexicans addicted to drugs, the surge in kidnappings and executions, and widespread impunity.
但这位美国外交官揭露的残酷现实每天都在发生，不管逮捕的贩毒头目，发现的武器或缴获的可卡因数量有什么影响。墨西哥没有打赢这场针对贩毒和有组织犯罪的“战争”：帕斯夸尔的辞职无法掩盖34，000人丧生，越来越多墨西哥人染上毒瘾，绑架和处决数量激增和大面积犯罪行为不受惩罚的残酷现实。