Americans are showing a surprising appetite for direct military intervention in Mexico to wage war against the smuggling cartels that are pumping drugs and illegal immigrants into the U.S.
A new poll this month found 61% of Americans back the idea of deploying the military to “fight the Mexican cartels.” That followed another poll released in May that found 53% of Americans support “deployment of U.S. military personnel and assets inside Mexico.”
Another survey done by TIPP for the National Sheriffs Association last month specifically asked about sending the American military into Mexico, and that also drew majority support.“Not a fan,” said Todd Bensman, author of “Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History.”
Moving in without Mexican support is also a bad idea, Melissa Dalton, assistant secretary of Defense for homeland and hemispheric affairs, told Congress earlier this year. In the wake of the kidnapping, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said he would craft legislation to pave the way for American troops to be committed to battling the cartels. In late March he introduced a bill to create a task force to come up with a strategy.A lesser option of formally designating cartels as terrorist organizations has more widespread support.
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