Trump asks advisers for ‘military options’ against Mexican cartels: Report
Former US President Donald Trump has asked his advisers to devise war plans to confront the Mexican cartels as he aims to return to the White House in 2024, according to a new report.
RT on Saturday cited a US report stating that Trump was asking his military advisers to sketch out some “battle plans” to eradicate the drug cartels operating in neighboring Mexico.
During his tenure as the President of the United States, Trump threatened terrorism designations for drug gangs operating across the border, but he later opted for the so-called Trump wall which he touted as the “big, beautiful wall” as the “Rolls-Royce” of barriers, which the smugglers later breached more than 3,000 times.
For his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump has sought a “range of military options” from his advisers, including “strikes that are not sanctioned by Mexico’s government,” the report said, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
“‘Attacking Mexico,’ or whatever you’d like to call it, is something that President Trump has said he wants ‘battle plans’ drawn for,” says one of the sources. “He’s complained about missed opportunities of his first term, and there are a lot of people around him who want fewer missed opportunities in a second Trump presidency.”
One of the battle plans submitted to Trump by his advisers recommends nothing short of an all-out military attack against Mexico.
“The goal is to crush cartel networks with full military force in as rapid a fashion as possible. This means expanding the role beyond Special Forces, targeted strikes, and intelligence operations to include elements of the Marines, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard,” says one chapter of the plan labeled, “Tier Four: Victory Phase.”
His advisers, however, have also warned Trump about the risks of unilateral military offensives and troop deployments on a sovereign country, the sources say.
In the meantime, a range of GOP lawmakers and figures are proposing legislation aimed at unleashing the US military on Mexico, suggesting that if a Republican wins in 2024, the new president will have ample support — and even possibly face party pressure — for waging war against its southern neighbor.
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