Although the president believed the federal intervention would be a relatively easy military victory that would reunite the country and help his government overcome the major post-electoral crisis, between 2007 and 2012 inter-cartel violence increased by a factor of six.
Aunque el presidente pensó que la intervención federal sería una victoria militar relativamente sencilla que volvería a unir al país y ayudaría a su gobierno a superar la gran crisis postelectoral, entre 2007 y 2012 la violencia del narcotráfico se multiplicó por seis.