Posted on 09/26/2022 4:03:37 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
So, they are not human.
So, they should not be treated like humans.
Got it.
Unfortunately the cartels operate in a universe suffused with legalism so the mass of laws and layers of judicial bureaucracy can be mobilized to defend them. The ‘so just kill them’ bumper sticker mentality is a complete non starter. When it does become operative, society will be truly hobbesian. In such a situation there is no certainty that the godfather type organizations would not be more successful than their foes. Until that time comes, and all with a glimmer of intelligence should fervently pray it doesn’t, controlling, let alone defeating the cartels, will require a very sophisticated multi layered counter insurgency type operation. I am not sure many Americans would like that either. The endless struggle between the Israeli Shinbeit and a roster of arab terrorist groups is a good analogy.
Interesting, thanks!
We have the skill sets and tools to do it. I’ve tracked AQ and Taliban bombmakers across the globe and broken down other terrorist organizations globally, all from a nondescript building in Northern Virginia.
The target folders are made, then the target nominations validated and ordered by priority of effects-— then its passed onto folks to do things in the dark of night.
It just takes the political will and leadership.
The latter is the most important and most lacking. The Taliban doesn’t have K Street lawyers working for them and , apparently, does not have members of congress and high ranking government personnel on their payroll. The cartels, , we can be reasonably sure do. In passing, Hellfire missile strikes in Afghanistan matter not at all if a pretty much innocent party or group is blown to bits. Do that in Texas, or even Mexico and see how much hell breaks loose.
The point also is that technology irrespective, law enforcement has a limited reach for a lot of factors, including being criminally compromised along with the majority of Americans really do not want to be inconvenienced by operational zones and people who have juice expect exemption from such annoyances. Years ago there was some stupid rumor that gained currency in DC that an MNLF assassination ream had infiltrated the Beltway. There was a lot of posturing and extra security was put on everything. Some congressman was stopped and given the routine getting on to Cameron Station. He had no special ID and saw no reason to respect some contemptable DLA civilian guard. He got escorted off. The next day all the extra security in beltwayland vanished. The congressman made a few phone calls and cursed out several defense bureaucrats. That is the way it is with Americans. As a people, we want no inconvenience what so ever. As long as the barca lounger works, there is plenty of porn, liquor, dope and ass everything is great.
You’re referring to people operating under the auspices of the UN.
When designated as terrorists, a lawyer isn’t going to help you. Congress doesn’t have a say because it’s a sovereign state issue. Hellfires would have a very limited usefulness in this fight. It usually comes in the form of a 7.52x51 passing through the brain.
And under the Constitution, the militia has no authority to operate outside of its boundaries. But our government has dismissed that.
Yeah, yeah. Watch and see. Unless it is MAGA not shit will be done by the feds. Why make a GOP governors life easier. You really do believe what the official bullshit that the feds propagate says. I did meet people like you in the military. It was hard to tell if field grade and above believed the official lies they had to articulate.
We are not on the same page.
I am proposing, since Abbott declared as a sovereign state Mexican drug cartels to be terrorists, he has all the tools he needs to deal with them, inasmuch as they are physically in Texas. The Constitution gives him that authority.
I do not support it being led by law enforcement. I have seen it play out in other countries; it doesn’t work. Judicial systems are not designed to deal with the implications of terrorism.
It most definitely has to come from MAGA— because we’d have to go to the US Constitution for solutions.
So the cartels control the Mexican government.
Got it.
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