The leading Republican candidates for president want to unleash military strikes inside Mexico against the cartels — with or without Mexico’s permission — and have not voiced concern about the likely blowback. Donald Trump has promised a naval blockade in a second term. At the debate he skipped last week, rivals promised to counter the border “invasion” with assets shifted from Ukraine. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to send special forces into Mexico “on day one.”
JFC, I do not understand what is with these Republican Politicians and their hard-on for sending our military into Mexico. It would make the situation 100 times worse in every imaginable way.
Fascists love starting wars.
They’re a great way to silence critics and boost support through “us vs them patriotism”. They’re the perfect distraction from domestic issues and an excuse for consolidating power. They’re also great for making a boatload of money.
Remember that time we invaded Mexico and took almost half their country? I think the republicans just want the rest to complete their collection.
They don’t seem to remember the last time we invaded, bungled around for a while and left without accomplishing anything, which is what this will turn out to be.
That was at least a reaction to raids across the border instead of some veiled racist drug war excuse.
Some people grew up reading way too much Tom Clancy but some of us have an easier time telling military fantasy from reality. What’s next? Sending the Swiss Guard to secure Israel/Palestine (yes, TC suggested this in a book).
Iraq and Afghanistan are over, need a new war. But we can’t afford to help Ukraine against Russia, oh no, not that, an actual bad state, too expensive. I swear the cognitive dissonance is unreal.
The clincher is, as much as people fear and hate our own gangs and cartels, as despicable as some of the activity is, most regular people trust them way more than military and police at home. Anything but focus on that we made the mess, have only ourselves to blame. Yes this is a broad, sweeping statement with plenty of exceptions, and it’s also the bottom line.