Could America Really Go to War with Mexico’s Cartels?
Simon Whistler · October 5, 2023 · 24 min video · Americas
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It's one of the most controversial policy proposals in years, an idea that, if carried out, would have ramifications for the whole of North America. Since this spring, there's been a steady drumbeat on parts of the American right for military intervention in Mexico. To use, special forces, sophisticated cyber tools, or even missiles to target cartels.
The goal? To destroy drug laboratories and cripple the ability of gangs to create fentanyl, the drug that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year. In defense circles, the plan is unpopular.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Mili has taken great pains to discourage it. Yet this may not ultimately matter. With the 2024 election on the horizon, multiple Republican candidates have expressed a desire to intervene in Mexico.
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