Re-Framing the United States/Mexico Border Violence Situation: Strategic Campaign Planning in Action

Abstract

This paper argues that to counter border spillover violence, America must control the border with Mexico and generate the public and political commitment to do so. This study applies a military problem solving methodology to identify how best to counter spillover violence. The methodology, which is described in a student text at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, enables the author to sift through the data of six prominent, recent studies which address the U.S.-Mexico drug problem. The conclusions and emphasis that arise from the methodology discern that border control, which is downplayed in the six prominent studies, should be--in fact--the U.S. government's critical focus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 11, 2009
Accession Number
ADA512378

Entities

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  • Francis M. Benedict

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Criminals
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Governments
  • Human Population
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Police
  • Public Policy
  • Social Welfare
  • Societies
  • United States
  • Warfare

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