Posted on 03/07/2023 10:45:12 AM PST by JonPreston
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday said he was prepared to introduce legislation to “set the stage” for U.S. military force in Mexico, saying it was time to “get tough” on the neighboring country after four Americans were kidnapped by armed men this week.
Graham told Fox News host Jesse Watters that he would follow the advice of former President Trump on Mexico policy.
“I would put Mexico on notice,” Graham said. “If you continue to give safe haven to drug dealers, then you are an enemy of the United States.”
Graham added he would “introduce legislation to make certain Mexican drug cartels foreign terrorist organizations under U.S. law and set the stage to use military force if necessary.”
“I would tell the Mexican government if you don’t clean up your act, we’re going to clean it up for you,” the senator said.
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Yes, closing the entire border, backing that up with troops, would be best immediate solution. I’m sure it could be secured withine 48-72 hours. Then shoot anyone trying to cross anywhere but authorized entry points.
—”Don’t do it! Maintain sovereignty and don’t take the pandering flavored bait.”
BINGO!!!
Building the wall is racist, remember? Xenophobic too. Probably anti-gay.
No, instead of a border wall we must do this the ethical, humane way - send our military troops over there to kill them.
Set The Stage typical politician putting on a show.
This actually makes sense.
Seems like a very long time since anything made sense, especially coming out of D.C.
Everyone's a bad-ass when they can send other peoples' kids to fight their battles with other peoples' money.
If Lindsay Graham is for it ….. what could go right?
How about we first focus on cartel people inside our borders? Find them, then deport them.
Imo Graham will sabotage his own bill. Seventy years ago, a relative CBP officer and mate werechasing a drug dealer who ran into home where there were small children. Mate peeked in window and ducked because he did not want to hurt children, but dealer shot and killed him through window, then fled to Mexico. Such were common events even then.
Mexico hates us. Many La Raza types come to get , use and infiltrate and destroy our culture.Mexican illegals are abused by Americans for cheap labor. This situation has been going on since Santa Ana and the war. We are still at war with Mexico. We are still, along with the Mexican government, destroying two country’s cultures and the families within.
Oh look out! Linda’s mad!
We’ve seen enough over time to know what these abhorrent miscreants are up to. Measure them. Think about their positions over time. Blend it all about in your mind and truly see what they are up to.
I wonder if Sen. Graham has thought about the weapons our forces will use if deployed to Mexico. According to recent articles, a shortage of various weapons systems, including the Javelin anti-tank missiles, exists since most of them and other weapons are being sent to Ukraine. This is a problem for us since the cartels are heavily armed and in effect act as militias for the bosses. What will happen if there is combat between our forces and the cartels? Will the Mexican government get directly involved if our troops cross the border? Will the cartels bring the fight to our border towns? I think the Senator needs to think long and hard before proposing his desire to “clean up” Mexico.
Invade and capture, occupy and maybe annex Mexico. Resources, oil, climate, agriculture, coastline. Christianity.
Capture all the corrupt cops, judges, drug lords, rank and file criminals and dealers. Then imprison them.
We need a doctrine that allows us (and conservatism as opposed to communism) to expand into Central America and South America, not abandon them to China.
We need a new plan.
Same deal as taking out the Columbia cartels.
no thanks graham. you blood sucker. don’t need to start yet another war to slake your thirst for endless violence.
why don’t you just close the border and take care of the slave and drug cartels parked on our side of it, first? there’s plenty to do here.
Why not just kill all cartel members, their friends, and their families. End it.
Yep, SHE is a real badass when her panties get all in a twist. Maybe she can go play slap and tickle with Schumer and McConnell. I hear they are all touchy and feely.
My outrage has been tempered by a couple of facts.
1. There was a shootout. (Were the victims armed?)
2. A Mexican national was killed. (By who?)
Lindy the chicken hawk is compensating for something.
“I would tell the Mexican government if you don’t clean up your act, we’re going to clean it up for you,” the senator said.”
Linda’s a real bad ass ain’t he? SMH
He’s an advocate of perpetual war on behalf of the military industrial complex.
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