Mexico presented with much fanfare Sunday its new National Guard, which is supposed to stem endemic violence and restore peace in the country.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador told hundreds of National Guard members assembled at a ceremonial military field in the capital that they are the"soul" of the newly formed institution. And he added,"I have faith in you."
National Guard members stood at attention wearing snow white fatigues, black armbands with the initials GN and assault rifles slung across their chests while the officials spoke. Other, unarmed members of the force donned black hats with checkerboard patterns. Critics of the National Guard argue that reliance on a federal entity for security means that states and local governments won't be empowered to stamp out trouble on their own. They envision the National Guard moving from hotspot to hotspot, much like the military has done in recent years.
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