Deadly Mexican Hit Men Trained by US Special Forces

News recently emerged that some members of the feared Mexican drug cartel known as the Zetas received military training in the 1990s at Fort Bragg, N.C., by members of the 7th Special Forces group.

While this definitely isn't good, it isn't that surprising, either. The Zetas hitmen are known to have defected from Mexican Special Forces units, and it isn't uncommon for members of foreign militaries to cross-train with the U.S. military. What is ironic, however, is that the training was intended to help members of the Mexican military learn counter-terrorism techniques.

Oops.

This isn't the first time this has happened. As a matter of fact, in just about ever war in recent history, some of those shooting back at us were foreign troops that had received U.S. training and, in some cases, weapons, too.

Perhaps the military should be a bit more discerning when sharing the wealth. I don't know if it would help, though. There are plenty of ways a man can become fully trained in the art of killing these days without going to the military. And because the U.S. military teaches a man to fish, I'm not sure they can be held fully responsible if he misuses that knowledge to hurt someone. After all, the U.S. military does not include "barbarism" and "soulless cruelty" in its training lineup.

That training, the Zetas are getting somewhere else.