MS13 was started by Salvadoran prisoners deported from the US, so I guess the whole thing is coming full circle.
I suppose it depends on what where you draw the line between violent crime and civil war. Usually when we think of war, we think of the combatants having clear political goals. As in they are trying to take or hold onto territory or political power. I'm not sure MS13 has any such goals.
I could see how the level of violence would be about the same as that of a war, but for various reasons we don't call it such.
I suppose it depends on what where you draw the line between violent crime and civil war. Usually when we think of war, we think of the combatants having clear political goals. As in they are trying to take or hold onto territory or political power. I'm not sure MS13 has any such goals.
I could see how the level of violence would be about the same as that of a war, but for various reasons we don't call it such.