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After Venezuela Attack, Trump Says Something Must Be Done About Mexico (www.yahoo.com)
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“We could be politically correct and be nice and say, ‘Oh, yes, she is.’ No, no. She’s very, you know, she’s very frightened of the cartels. They’re running Mexico. And I’ve asked her numerous times, ‘Would you like us to take out the cartels?’ ... Something is gonna have to be done with Mexico.”

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[–] 29 points 10 months ago (6 children)

How do you take out cartels? Even if you somehow managed to kill every cartel member tomorrow, a similar organization would be created within weeks.

Because there are billions of dollars to be made, and those involved in the trade are not rich; it's often their only chance to "get ahead". You will never win this war.

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  • [–] [S] 23 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    It's easy. You bomb a bunch of random shit, kills lots of innocents, and put up a big banner saying "We did it!". After that you get your 3 letter agencies to build ties with the emerging cartels and it's all good because now they're not cartels they're allies.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Don't forget to say "Thank you for your service".

    Followed by hollywood movie deals to show how brave and courageous US soldiers were and how it made them sad with PTSD. There's also a dog and a little boy being saved for extra sympathy from the gullible viewers.

    Then flood the AdTube, fuckbook, Xitter and ewddit with military propaganda.

    Once that done and set, kids half way across the would want to invaded by the great USA.

    It would be funny if this wasn't a hypothetical.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Is this his endgame for staying in office, inspired by Zelensky? Pick an endless and unwinnable war, then say that we can't afford to destabilise during the war?

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago

    Personally, and this is speculation on my part, I think Trump will soon shoot straight up to heaven and he knows this, so he's now laying the foundation for a "Family of Trump" takeover of the Kennedy name in every way possible to ensure his legacy and paint everything gold.

    There's no reason for Republicans (or anyone) to "stay in office", they are ALWAYS in office. They just take turns and talk shit, so they always have a scapegoat. Everything election wise is working as designed. My opinion.

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    • [–] 17 points 10 months ago

    So Mexico's gonna have another emperor, and it's gonna be a cartel guy. Great.

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    [–] 14 points 10 months ago

    Something must be done about redacted

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    [–] 12 points 10 months ago

    Jesus fucking Christ.

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    [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Pretty sure Donny Jr can confirm that there are no drug traffickers in the US, right?

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