The New York Times published an article onJan. 15, “The U.S. Is Pressing Mexico To Allow U.S. Forces To Fight,” with the obvious intent of pressuring Mexico to let CIA and or Special Forces teams into Mexico. As is typical, the “U.S. officials” cited remained anonymous.
“U.S. officials want American forces—either Special Operation troops or CIA officers—to accompany Mexican soldiers on raids on suspected fentanyl labs, according to American officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic issues and military planning,” the Times wrote. “Such joint operations would be a significant expansion of the United States’ role in Mexico, and one that the Mexican government has so far adamantly opposed.”
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, in fact, had spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump this past Monday morning, Jan. 12, order to explain to him, once again, that Mexico does not need U.S. troops to “help” fight drugs on its territory. Trump has reported that every time he speaks with her, he asks if he can send in U.S. forces. He did so again on Monday, Sheinbaum reported, and she told him again “no.”
“Some” American officials want the U.S. to launch drone strikes against suspected fentanyl labs in Mexico. Even the New York Times recognized that were the U.S. military or CIA to do so, it would constitute “a violation of Mexican sovereignty that would significantly weaken the government,” the New York Times writes.
