Trump and others have floated sending US special operations forces to Mexico to combat cartels.
Trump world is kicking around the idea of sending special operations forces into Mexico to combat drug cartels. There’s a risk these operations could make things worse, experts said.
While designating Mexican cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations” on Monday, President Donald Trump was asked by reporters whether he would consider sending US special operations personnel to Mexico.
“Could happen,” the president said, noting that “stranger things have happened.”
Experts on the cartels and warfare said that sending any military troops into Mexico risks stirring instability, which could then spill over the border into US territory.
“I don’t think that the American people have the stomach for what’s going to happen if we start messing around down there,” a senior active-duty special operator told Business Insider, speaking on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to the media.
“Just throwing any military mechanism at this problem to just kill cartel leaders is not going to change anything,” he said. “It’s only going to make things worse.”
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