Posted on 01/28/2025 9:21:45 AM PST by Red Badger
Better to just go after the banks that have their billions on deposit and help launder. Seize one or two. Looking at you HSBC, B of A, Wells Fargo, TD Bank.
I sell a boat and deposit 10,500 in cash, or deposit 5000 two weeks in a row, they are on me like white on rice filling out reports, extra scrutiny, etc.
Meanwhile some Mexican can deposit hundreds of millions and the banks don’t see a thing.
Skip the commandos and A-10s. You wanna hurt them? Go after banks and ANY company that does ANY business with the cartels. Social media, cruise lines, tech companies, manufacturers, avocado importers, you name it.
They can start it on Talk Like a Pirate Day.
Why does this make me think of Georg Soros?
40,000 dead due to fentanyl isn’t a problem?
Our Founding Fathers were geniuses to give our government the tools to deal with hidden evils, without using a constrained standing army.
The questions I have are: Does a kill have to happen outside the boundaries and waters of the United States?
What happens when MS-13 is given the same treatment? ISIS adherents? Iranian agents?
September 19th is too far away!..............
September 19th is too far away!..............
“I’ve been saying for years that I believe Special Forces personnel would enjoy the challenge of eliminating cartels.”
Without the military supporting arms and logistics, they would be wiped out. Alone they really have no chance. They need drones, intel, AC-130s, etc.
On their own, they are Blackhawk down, Redwings, Extortion 17.
It takes actual military to take them down. Think of the 10th Mountain Division moving into a place in force where SF and Rangers were hanging on by their fingernails all night.
This is a job for conventional forces.
What a great idea! It will change the image of militias to cartel hunters.
Like a commission or a warrant, a letter of marque has (or should have) a scope of authorization. Any activity outside of that defined scope would subject the actors to federal, foreign and/or international law, so they would answer to somebody, or several somebodies.
What's more problematic is that in the days of sail, a privateer seizing a British ship would be entitled to keep the ship, the cannon, any currency, etc. on the ship, all of which were legal to own. A privateer seizing a ton of cocaine would have to turn it over; there would be no profit to it. Sure they may be able to keep the boat or truck transporting it, but after the cost-benefit analysis was done, it would hardly be a lucrative endeavour...unless the government were to pay for the seized drugs, but I don't see them doing that.
killing 300,000 young stupid drug users is not a problem, with millions of addicts committing crimes for them.
I’m in as long as I can keep a nice percentage of the cash and all the guns I find.
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“There’s no chain of command. They do as they please.”
That is absolutely not true. They are extremely organized and efficient. More so than our own military. They are not hampered by code and protocol that creates SNAFU. A SOF outfit is five times more efficient than our military because it is a business bent on productivity and efficiency.
I know... Been there... This private contractor thing has already been used many many times secretly and illegally already through history. All Lee is saying is make it open and up front for a change.
So..... they get to keep a cut of the drug stash they seize from cartel smugglers?
60/40 and all calibers 50 and under..............
> This is a job for conventional forces. <
Right you are. Special Forces are perfect for lightning raids. Get in, get the job done, get out. Holding territory is something totally different.
I mentioned sheriff posses earlier. But now I’m drifting towards your way of thinking. To avoid taking unnecessary casualties in firefights, overwhelming force will be needed. Conventional forces.
The actual number is likely closer to 150k/Year. If we did not have the Narcan it would be even higher. The sheer number of zombies created though, the loss of productivity, the crime etc. We are well past the time for a true National Emergency. We should 100% allow this with complete impunity. Give our operators a way to stay in the game, and make a real difference for our world. Now will the CIA get upset… yea likely it is one of tools they may not want to give up…
The time for optics is over, now is the time for action - hard, fast and brutal.
An intriguing idea.
But it strikes me as a bit too “Hollywood”.
Maybe me and some of my friends can arm ourselves and go looking for a cartel. We can call ourselves “The Expendables” or something.
So, maybe in Albuqueque, we can find a cartel hideout.
We burst through the door, spraying bullets everywhere.
In no time at all a dozen cartel members are dead on the floor.
We grab the cocaine and the fentanyl and dash out the door.
Just then, the local police, alerted by the sound of gunfire, show up and politely ask us to respond to a few questions.
My friends and I explain that we just killed 12 guys and we are now taking this cocaine and fentanyl across town to drop off at the DEA office.
We show them our Letter of Marque.
The police slap us on the back, praise our good work, and wish us a Good Day.
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