Our bloated leader has once again threatened more attacks on a nation…..this time an old threat against Mexico.
Our clueless leaders is having a grand old time threatening everybody he can to keep the meme of drugs going.
It appears that more plans are being made…..
The Trump administration has begun developing detailed plans to send US troops and intelligence officers into Mexico to target cartels in operations that would include drone strikes, NBC News reported on Monday, citing current and former US officials.
The report said that US military personnel have already begun training for the potential mission, though a deployment is not imminent. Many of the troops would come from Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and would operate under the authority of US intelligence agencies, with involvement from CIA officers.
Unlike the current US bombing campaign against alleged drug boats in the waters of Latin America, which the Trump administration is conducting without legal authority, the idea of the campaign in Mexico would be to keep it secret and not publicize attacks.
The NBC report said the administration wanted to operate in coordination with the Mexican government but was also considering conducting the campaign without Mexico’s approval, which would mark a significant violation of the country’s sovereignty. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has increased law enforcement cooperation with the US and has allowed the CIA to ramp up surveillance flights along the border, but she has repeatedly ruled out US military intervention in her country.
“The United States is not going to come to Mexico with the military,” Sheinbaum said in August. “We cooperate, we collaborate, but there is not going to be an invasion. That is ruled out, absolutely ruled out.”
The Mexican leader has also condemned US strikes on boats in the region, saying she “doesn’t agree” with the policy. The US recently bombed several alleged drug vessels in the Eastern Pacific, and in one case, the Mexican Navy had to rescue a survivor.
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The NBC report signals that the potential US bombing campaign in Mexico, which would target alleged cartel targets, would have even less transparency since the idea is to do it in secret.
In response to the report, a senior administration official told NBC, “The Trump administration is committed to utilizing an all-of-government approach to address the threats cartels pose to American citizens.”
(antiwar.com)
This is getting tiresome.
After 50 years of the War of Drugs and the supply has not significantly diminished but Donny somehow has a master plan.
When will this madness end?
This macho bullshit needs to be tamped down…..there are more important issues that need immediate attention.
BTW….Mexico is also an oil producing country.
Just saying.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
We used to say ‘follow the money’, now we can say ‘follow the oil’. Both one and the same, really. And I haven’t fogotten when the CIA was happy to fund drug-running cartels to finance their operations against Nicaragua.
Best wishes, Pete.
Panama was one of those that no longer was useful to the US…..chuq