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US Force Has Been Used Against Drug Traffickers Before – but Trump’s Plan Is a Dangerous Escalation
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US force has been used against drug traffickers before – but Trump’s plan is a dangerous escalation
The US president, Donald Trump, signed a secret directive on August 8 authorising the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels. To longtime observers of US foreign policy in the region, his directive only came as a partial surprise. During his most recent presidential election campaign, Trump proposed bombing Mexico – although, amid the flurry of claims and promises, this extreme posture almost went unnoticed. And …
Former DHS Adviser Warns Cartels Their Days Operating In The Open Are Numbered Thanks To Trump’s Military Strategy
by Jason Cohen at CDN - Former Department of Homeland Security senior adviser Chuck Marino on Monday warned that President Donald Trump reportedly ordering U.S. troops to use military force against drug cartels would be effective at stopping their business. Trump covertly signed an order targeting cartels that his administration has classified as foreign terrorist organizations, The New York Times reported … Click to read the rest HERE-> Former …
Mexico City.- Donald Trump’s executive order to authorize military operations against foreign cartels “could simply be a trickery more than what is known as coercive diplomacy,” said Abelardo Rodríguez Sumano, professor-investigator at the Department of International Studies at the Ibero-American University of Mexico City. “Latin American authorities are being sought to yield as much as they can without the United States government spending a do…
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