Posted on 02/14/2025 5:14:48 AM PST by MtnClimber
Mr. Trump was, to say the least, persuasive.
As a tool, tariffs may not be to everyone's taste, but they are a very effective policy instrument in President Trump's hands.
Trump knows how to use them.
Which is why we see this in Mexico, according to Border Report:
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A Mexican Senate commission has approved the entry of members of the U.S. Army’s 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) into the country starting this week.
The Americans will come fully armed as part of a mission to train the Mexican Navy’s Infantería de Marina (marine infantry) on conventional and non-conventional types of combat.
The training takes place from Feb. 17 through March 30 at the Luis Carpizo naval facility in the state of Campeche, according to Sen. Alejandro Moreno Cardenas, president of the Mexican Senate’s Naval Ministry Commission.
That's a dramatic change from previous hesitant attitudes towards hosting U.S. troops on Mexican soil. The Mexican War that ended in 1848, and the Pershing expeditions of the early 20th century pretty well have made it a no-go idea in most Mexican power circles until recently.
But that was before President Trump, who seems to have persuaded Mexico's leftist president, Claudia Sheinbaum, to go along with the idea and take it to her country's legislature, which gave the A-O.K. by a unanimous vote. That was an impressive persuasion.
Border Report says it was because of the threat of tariffs:
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
The app I mentioned will pick up military aircraft that Flightradar24 won’t. At the top page of the app you will see three letters: U H T
Tap the U only and it will filter out ALL civilian aircraft and you’ll be able to pick up B-52s leaving out of Barksdale AFB and V-22 Ospreys flying out West in desert states. It’s a cool app.
“Tap the U only and it will filter out ALL civilian aircraft and you’ll be able to pick up B-52s leaving out of Barksdale AFB and V-22 Ospreys flying out West in desert states. It’s a cool app.”
Not trying to get into an argument or anything but Flightradar24 does the same thing. I have it filtered for government aircraft only and see the aircraft you’re talking about. If it it picks up modern fighters/bombers (F-22 and 35) I’m all in.
The potential problem is that helping train local marines can also mean helping to train the cartels due to infiltration of the local police and military. Even if the Green Berets were allowed to deal with the cartels then the latter being tipped off is a risk. Mexico - as with the US - needs fundamental changes, mot of all true Christian conversion.
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