Stefano Ritondale

You know, my priority targeting would be these, not only the leadership, but kind of the faction leadership, these key guys that I mentioned earlier. That's who I would- Heads of the snake, if you will. Or even a little bit below. Neck up. Yeah. So because that's like the head of the snake is El Mencho, right? I'd be looking at, let's get El Mencho and all that. But I was like, Jardinero, right?

You know, my priority targeting would be these, not only the leadership, but kind of the faction leadership, these key guys that I mentioned earlier. That's who I would- Heads of the snake, if you will. Or even a little bit below. Neck up. Yeah. So because that's like the head of the snake is El Mencho, right? I'd be looking at, let's get El Mencho and all that. But I was like, Jardinero, right?

You know, my priority targeting would be these, not only the leadership, but kind of the faction leadership, these key guys that I mentioned earlier. That's who I would- Heads of the snake, if you will. Or even a little bit below. Neck up. Yeah. So because that's like the head of the snake is El Mencho, right? I'd be looking at, let's get El Mencho and all that. But I was like, Jardinero, right?

In Nayari. Doble R, the double R. I think he's in Guanajuato, right? Some of those guys. There's another guy called Commander 88 in Tabasco. Like those are the guys like, okay, because those are the guys that really in a lot of ways control the men. Now those guys can be replaced, but okay, now we're losing capability, degradation, leadership, et cetera. That's kind of what I would be looking at.

In Nayari. Doble R, the double R. I think he's in Guanajuato, right? Some of those guys. There's another guy called Commander 88 in Tabasco. Like those are the guys like, okay, because those are the guys that really in a lot of ways control the men. Now those guys can be replaced, but okay, now we're losing capability, degradation, leadership, et cetera. That's kind of what I would be looking at.

In Nayari. Doble R, the double R. I think he's in Guanajuato, right? Some of those guys. There's another guy called Commander 88 in Tabasco. Like those are the guys like, okay, because those are the guys that really in a lot of ways control the men. Now those guys can be replaced, but okay, now we're losing capability, degradation, leadership, et cetera. That's kind of what I would be looking at.

I think the best solution, and I think the US government can handle it. The question then becomes mission creep. You know, now we're kind of chewing off more than we, you know, biting more than we can chew. Are we going to declare all cartels, foreign terrorist organization? Okay, now that's a, Okay.

I think the best solution, and I think the US government can handle it. The question then becomes mission creep. You know, now we're kind of chewing off more than we, you know, biting more than we can chew. Are we going to declare all cartels, foreign terrorist organization? Okay, now that's a, Okay.

I think the best solution, and I think the US government can handle it. The question then becomes mission creep. You know, now we're kind of chewing off more than we, you know, biting more than we can chew. Are we going to declare all cartels, foreign terrorist organization? Okay, now that's a, Okay.

I mean, the Mexican government has been doing this almost for 20 years, and I don't think anybody's going to make an argument that it's getting better. If anything, violence is getting worse and it's spreading. A third of Mexico, the last U.S. intelligence assessment was that a third of Mexico was directly under cartel control. A third of their country. Now, a lot of them is in remote areas.

I mean, the Mexican government has been doing this almost for 20 years, and I don't think anybody's going to make an argument that it's getting better. If anything, violence is getting worse and it's spreading. A third of Mexico, the last U.S. intelligence assessment was that a third of Mexico was directly under cartel control. A third of their country. Now, a lot of them is in remote areas.

I mean, the Mexican government has been doing this almost for 20 years, and I don't think anybody's going to make an argument that it's getting better. If anything, violence is getting worse and it's spreading. A third of Mexico, the last U.S. intelligence assessment was that a third of Mexico was directly under cartel control. A third of their country. Now, a lot of them is in remote areas.

That's a large number.

That's a large number.

That's a large number.

Right. Exactly. I mean, I haven't even touched that. And that's your point. And Mexicans are very proud of their country as they should be. And they're very national. And they have a lot of respect to the military. Yeah. And I, again, I train them. These guys know what they're doing. Yeah.

Right. Exactly. I mean, I haven't even touched that. And that's your point. And Mexicans are very proud of their country as they should be. And they're very national. And they have a lot of respect to the military. Yeah. And I, again, I train them. These guys know what they're doing. Yeah.

Right. Exactly. I mean, I haven't even touched that. And that's your point. And Mexicans are very proud of their country as they should be. And they're very national. And they have a lot of respect to the military. Yeah. And I, again, I train them. These guys know what they're doing. Yeah.

There's instances where something happened or maybe, but, you know, for the most part, compared to what I've seen in the Middle East, I was like, dude, I'll take a Mexican soldier any day. And these guys can teach, are very good at urban warfare and guerrilla tactics, et cetera, and all that, and trying to find out, because they deal with it in an everyday.

There's instances where something happened or maybe, but, you know, for the most part, compared to what I've seen in the Middle East, I was like, dude, I'll take a Mexican soldier any day. And these guys can teach, are very good at urban warfare and guerrilla tactics, et cetera, and all that, and trying to find out, because they deal with it in an everyday.