I have no sympathy for cartels, but I worry that if Trump declares war on them like that a bunch of Americans—like, say, a consulate's worth—will be sent home in pieces. The cartels do not eff with the USG because they know it'll bring the hammer; if the hammer comes anyway, all bets are off.
That is my concern as well. They wouldn't just go after Americans IN Mexico, they'd cross the border and actively attack American cities and towns. And the cartels are far larger and better armed than people seem to appreciate.
They're awful people, but acting rashly against them is dumb.
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Would they do this without getting Pardo's buy in?
And what if Mexican troops happen upon these guys invading Mexico and shoots at these guys and kill them all - r we then going to hold Mexico accountable?
What if there are heavy casualties of Mexican civilians?
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the cartels have become so entrenched and powerful that Mexico *does* need outside enforcement troops to help Mexico get a handle on the issue. But not by invading Mexico and killing whomever they please. and not doing it on our own as part of our flexing our muscle for no good reason
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So we work to prevent any company from setting up factories in MEX and then tell them they have to prevent people from leaving MEX to come to the US to find jobs & we are going to raise tariffs to kill MEX's trade so more Mexicans will need to cross the border to feed their families back home
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They're awful people, but acting rashly against them is dumb.
Never forget, never forgive
If he tries to conquer Mexico and the ICC issues an arrest warrant, can we execute it ourselves?
Would they do this without getting Pardo's buy in?
And what if Mexican troops happen upon these guys invading Mexico and shoots at these guys and kill them all - r we then going to hold Mexico accountable?
What if there are heavy casualties of Mexican civilians?
the cartels have become so entrenched and powerful that Mexico *does* need outside enforcement troops to help Mexico get a handle on the issue. But not by invading Mexico and killing whomever they please. and not doing it on our own as part of our flexing our muscle for no good reason
But more than an assassination team, Mexico needs jobs.
Lack of jobs is why most of the people who cross our southern border come from Mexico.
Lack of jobs gives the cartels power. Lack of jobs feeds the cartels
So we work to prevent any company from setting up factories in MEX and then tell them they have to prevent people from leaving MEX to come to the US to find jobs & we are going to raise tariffs to kill MEX's trade so more Mexicans will need to cross the border to feed their families back home