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DeSantis’ Answer to Mexican Drug Cartels? Drone Strikes.
Everything comes down to violence.
The GOP is nothing if not predictable and of course, we all know that right wing politicians will never hesitate to endorse violence. It’s all about convenience for them at this point. Anything to make themselves seem like the alpha in the eyes of the base and get a little bit of extra attention, which brings us, unfortunately, to Ron DeSantis.
Apparently, DeSantis said he would consider using drone strikes on Mexican drug cartels.
Nick Robertson with The Hill writes:
“Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (Fla.) said he would use “whatever force we need to” to take down Mexican drug cartels if elected president, with or without help from the Mexican government.
The remarks came after a question at a Thursday campaign event in Iowa where he was asked if drone strikes on Mexican soil were on the table…”
Obviously, it should go without saying that this idea is patently absurd.
Using drone strikes on Mexican drug cartels on Mexican soil is essentially a declaration of war. We can’t just bomb another country and it’s citizens whenever we feel like it as much as the right wing would like to think we can. While we’ve certainly see…
