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Trump is eager to breach Mexico’s sovereignty to attack cartels, officials say — just don’t call it an invasion

A new directive signed last week by President Donald Trump gives the Pentagon authorization to use military force against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations, according to administration sources.

A U.S. official familiar with the matter confirmed to Rolling Stone certain details regarding the Trump-signed directive, which was first reported by The New York Times. Other knowledgeable sources, working in or close to this iteration of the Trump White House, say that unless Mexico gives Trump what he wants, this administration is serious about attacking its neighbor to the south. And according to administration officials and others familiar with the Trump administration preparations, it’s not a bluff: This American president wants to violently breach Mexico’s sovereignty — if and when he feels like it. He, after all, effectively campaigned on doing so during his 2024 bid.

Just don’t call any of this a plan for an invasion, U.S. government officials implore.

Speaking about the new directive, a senior administration official says, “It’s not a negotiating tactic. It’s not Art of the Deal. The president has been clear that a strike … is coming unless we see some big, major changes.”

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[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Good thing I don't live in Texas anymore. They're gonna get the shit terrorized out of them in response. This asymmetric stuff gets nasty and the US won't be able to identify good hispanic from bad hispanic based on color alone.

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[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The DoD draws up attack plans on every country. I would be more surprised if this didn't exist.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I bet it doesn't exist for Russia

[–] Zink@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

Nah, we're dealing with psychos here.

They still exist, but now Russia has a copy.

Plus, Trump has other Russia attack plans being drawn up by a secret second military headed by a random other grifter that found the right combination of gold plated baubles and ass kissing.

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[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I'd back a cartel if they assassinated Trump et al.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I would also back any cartel that could pull this off. Would love to see the documentary after too.

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[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

+10000 to that. I'll even donate to the cause.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't Iran already have a bounty on him?

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Do they have a gofundme

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

Yes, their plans and everything else that evacuates from this turd circus are awful, but bear in mind they’re not very good at anything at all. I’m sure the plan is to land at Belize and drive up in unmarked Penske rental trucks.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

The distractions are getting more ludicrous daily

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Putin is coaching him, he's been convinced "strong men annex neighbouring territory" and wants to be like Russia is to Ukraine.

It's the same thing that got all the Oligarchy in line, it's all via Putin coaching him.

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Shit children, every military has plans to attack everyone else on the planet-- friend or foe. It's what they do when they ain't got no real war to fight. It's just none of you here have ever noticed. And by tomorrow you will have forgotten about it again.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Good plan for the US .... invade the country and take over but don't govern it .... you take the people and use them as labor and never give them citizenship rights. An excellent source of free labor that you wouldn't have to give rights to and literally treat like slaves.

At this point I'm hoping that global warming will kill us all sooner rather than later.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We should do a general strike. Global warming can be plan B.

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[–] Juice@midwest.social 4 points 2 days ago

Joining the war on Mexico, on the side of Mexico https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4jT05670l-U

[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago

And then American citizens team up with the cartel.

[–] Juice@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago

Time to learn Spanish

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just another colonial genocide against native peoples

[–] MBech@feddit.dk 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This has nothing to do with the native population, and everything to do with Trump needing a national emergency to distract from everything he is doing, and everything he has previously done.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

looking at the racialized terrorism going on in the United States. I strongly disagree

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