The Genius of Trump’s Terrorist Designation for Mexican Cartels
Despite the measures the United States takes on our side of the border, our border security will not be fully addressed until the Mexican state itself is a reliable partner.
Rachel Bovard
- November 30th, 2019
President Trump last week signaled his intention to designate the Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations (FTO). In doing so, he takes the most aggressive step yet toward addressing the brutal violence that plagues Mexico and is fueling a migrant crisis at the southern U.S. border.
Mexico’s ongoing descent into a gangland is brought into current focus with the horrific murders of six women and children of dual Mexican and American citizenship. This came on the heels of Mexican government forces being routed by the cartels, who were ultimately successful in releasing the son of notorious cartel leader JoaquÃn “El Chapo†Guzmán. Over several hours, heavily armed cartel gunmen fought the government with military weapons in a conflict that looked like something out of Yemen, rather than mere miles from the U.S. border.
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