President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that the administration was launching an all out assault on Mexican drug cartels using the U.S. military.
“As governments and nations focus on the Coronavirus, there is a growing threat that cartels, criminals, terrorists, and other malign actors will try to exploit the situation for their own gain and we must not let that happen,” Trump said. “We will never let that happen. Today the United States is launching enhanced counter narcotics operations in the western hemisphere to protect the American people from the deadly scourge of illegal narcotics.”
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this is a worrisome prospect for the military. every time a national military gets involved in combating the drug trades, it devolves into the military being corrupted by the cartel running the drugs. there is so much money involved it makes me cringe at the possibilities of some politicians enhancing their own accounts with the graft and theft that will eventually grow out of the activities. this isn't hollywood, its real life and it has happened almost every time its been done. IGs and investigators will be working very hard to keep everyone on the centerline but once politicians get involved with it, its screwed
ReplyDeleteonce politicians get involved with it, its screwed
DeletePar for the course. :(
Hmmm.
DeleteAnd ya don't think local, county, state, and Fed officials of border states aren't already on cartel payrolls?
Filed under: "If they can grease the palm of the President of Mexico with $100 million...." joe tentpeg
It's a win-win for the cartels since if you don't go along they kill your family.
DeleteI listened to the General speak. The tone and tenor, the words he used, the ferocity with which he spoke, this man means business. Sign me up, let's go kill some cartel and commies.
ReplyDeleteRick
Yes! Enough of Obama's 'generals'.
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