President Trump Could Take War to the Cartel

In an interview with Breitbart, President Trump indicated that he would be willing to label Mexican cartels as terrorist groups. More:

President Donald Trump told Breitbart News on Monday that his administration is thinking “very seriously” about labeling violent Mexican drug cartels, or factions of these cartels, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs).

Asked by Deputy Political Editor Amanda House during a wide-ranging, exclusive Oval Office interview with Breitbart News whether his administration is considering designating factions of cartels, or cartels as a whole, as terrorist groups, Trump replied that he is.

“We are. We are,” Trump said. “We’re thinking about doing it very seriously. In fact, we’ve been thinking about it for a long time.”

“It’s psychological, but it’s also economic,” Trump continued. “As terrorists — as terrorist organizations, the answer is yes. They are.”

Militarizing the drug war overseas has been done before, but the War on Terror in the Middle East has drawn America’s resources away from problems in our own neighborhood. This could change that.

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