Indeed. Most of the local death squads have been phased out or even prosecuted, so the US has to keep up the rate of indiscriminate murder of civilians itself. The boat bombings are just the most conspicuous example.

Why the hell was this downvoted? If you want sources, there are tons all over the mainstream news, web search, etc.

You might be right, but it isn't clear to me that that means the near-shoring hypothesis is wrong. Wresting control from the Cartel in the south can be a goal of its own right, but would also seem to support a goal of establishing more influence in the region for nearshoring our supply lines, as well as establishing another source of oil to counteract anticipated disruptions in the Iranian conflict.