Doubts cloud Mexico’s war on drugs

Effectiveness of military in fighting drug cartels is being questioned amid rising violence.

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Barack Obama, the US president, has reiterated his administration’s support for Mexico’s fight against drug traffickers.

Violence along the US-Mexico border has skyrocketed since Felipe Calderon, the president of Mexico, sent government troops to confront the drug cartels.

Now there is a growing feeling that the military strategy has been counter-productive.

Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez reports.

Source: Al Jazeera