Mexico’s president says ‘there will be no invasion … it’s absolutely off the table’ after news reports of order

Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has rejected the idea that the US might invade Mexico after news reports suggested Donald Trump had authorized the use of military force targeting drug cartels deemed terrorist organizations in Latin American countries.

“The United States is not going to come to Mexico with their military,” she said during a daily news conference on Friday. “We cooperate, we collaborate, but there will be no invasion. It’s off the table, absolutely off the table.”

The Mexican president said her government had been informed of the executive order but insisted that “it had nothing to do with the participation of any military or any institution on our territory. There is no risk that they will invade our territory.”

    • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      loosing wars is their thing.

      the US military is there to funnel tax dollars to shareholders so they can funnel a minute fraction of those dollars to lobbying bribes.

      winning wars isn’t profitable. long open ended occupations are far more profitable.

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        20 hours ago

        You should lead the charge clown. Who is creating the demand for the illegal drug market? There’s your root cause.

      • MonkeMischief@lemmy.today
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        20 hours ago

        open ended occupations are far more profitable.

        Ah, one of our major exports: “Occupation as a Service.”