REACTION: Trump Orders Armed Forces to Fight Latin American Cartels
By
AQ Editors
The reported Pentagon directive targets groups that the U.S. considers terrorist organizations.
President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare options to use military force against Latin American drug cartels, according to reports by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other news organizations. Trump has prioritized stopping illicit drugs, including fentanyl, from entering the U.S., and this decision is his administration's most aggressive thus far to dismantle drug trafficking organizations. According to a senior officials consulted by the WSJ, the options under discussion are focused on special forces operations, intelligence...
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