Trump Should Use Military Action to Dismantle Mexican Cartels

[DarkRange55]

Alright SaSu, I want a civilized discussion

 

[memento-mori]

nah, another 500 billion dollars to Israel

 

[Pluto]

 

[EternalShore]

I was kinda thinking about how scary cartels were yesterday and how they're apparently putting out bounties to kill police~ >_< that sounds crazy and really scary and definitely sounds like a reason to really clamp down on them while we still can~ >_<

 

[Hvergelmir]

My only objection is how the idea is presented. I envision a Trump rant about bombing the shit out of the cartels.
It wouldn't be a simple matter to fight the cartels. I'd expect them to hide, embed with civilians, and retreat to neighboring countries. Cartels are loose networks, and not something you can win against, in a traditional military sense.

It's not an entirely bad idea to offer military assistance to Mexico, though. Surveillance drones, occasional drone strikes, sonar equipment for the subs, and armored personnel carriers, could be situationally helpful.

Surface level research also show that this is being done by the CIA since 2008. I guess it's not strictly military, but I assume the same level of sophisticated assets.
This month a new task force was established, which further involve the military:
https://www.southcom.mil/News/Press...o-lead-southcom-counter-narcotics-operations/

 

[DarkRange55]

My only objection is how the idea is presented. I envision a Trump rant about bombing the shit out of the cartels.
It wouldn't be a simple matter to fight the cartels. I'd expect them to hide, embed with civilians, and retreat to neighboring countries. Cartels are loose networks, and not something you can win against, in a traditional military sense.

It's not an entirely bad idea to offer military assistance to Mexico, though. Surveillance drones, occasional drone strikes, sonar equipment for the subs, and armored personnel carriers, could be situationally helpful.

Surface level research also show that this is being done by the CIA since 2008. I guess it's not strictly military, but I assume the same level of sophisticated assets.
This month a new task force was established, which further involve the military:
https://www.southcom.mil/News/Press...o-lead-southcom-counter-narcotics-operations/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/southern-command-head-stepping-down.html

 

[DarkRange55]