A conversation about using the American military in Mexico to combat drug and human smuggling, treating these organizations as terrorist groups, and the need for intelligence cooperation and collaboration with regional partners. The chapter highlights the complexities of the issue and the importance of comprehensive solutions.
Long-shot presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said he would send US forces into Mexico “on day one.” Longer-shot presidential candidate Will Hurd explains why that’s a bad idea.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh with help from Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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