WASHINGTON, Aug 28 — As the Republican race for the White House in 2024 ramps up, threats by the party’s presidential candidates to launch military strikes on Mexico’s drug...
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 — As the Republican race for the White House in 2024 ramps up, threats by the party’s presidential candidates to launch military strikes on Mexico’s drug cartels are being taken increasingly seriously, sparking worries on both sides of the border.
“We can do that by putting special ops in there... just like we dealt with ISIS, you do the same thing with the cartels,” she said. In addition, Sarukhan says that Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has curtailed cooperation with US authorities on the drug trade, illegal immigration, and other issues.
And in March, Republicans introduced legislation to designate nine cartel groups as “foreign terrorist organisations,” a distinction that would enhance a president’s ability to launch the US military against them.Brian Finucane, of the International Crisis Group, said the talk should not be dismissed as election bluster.
When talk of military action surged among Republicans earlier this year, Lopez Obrador called it “irresponsible” and “a lack of respect for our independence and sovereignty.”
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