[blueplum]

why would it be an act of war if the cartel is operating outside of Mexican authority? Had even half of Trump's ideas been implemented, we wouldn't be hearing about ghost flights in the middle of the night to hide the number of illegals being deposited around the country the same as Zero did - because there wouldn't be any!

[MNJohnnie]

My God,

Using the US Military to protect the USA! What an utterly crazy idea! /s

[Sacajaweau]

Don’t believe all this sh**.

[Kevmo]

Trump hesitated only after aides suggested that to most of the world, military raids inside Mexico could look like the United States was committing an act of war...
***Uhh, it would look like the US is committed to the War on Drugs and the War on Terror.

These ideas sound just fine to me.

[98charlie]

Sending troops would be a bad idea. We would end of spending billions of dollars and at the end of the day the cartels would survive. Plus, Border Patrol agents and U.S citizens living near the border would be targeted by the cartels.

The U.S. will not do what is actually necessary to win a war. We won’t completely destroy the enemy.

[Sacajaweau]

Sounds like one of those off the cuff conversations...Wouldn't it be nice if we could send 250,000 troops to Mexico and get rid of these cartels once and for all.

Fake News!!

[Reno89519]

Too bad Trump did not have the balls to order 250,000 troops to the border and fire HIS defense secretary if they refused or undermined his authority.

[smokingfrog]

I’d settle for 150,000.

[hinckley buzzard]

Black Jack Pershing went into Mexico chasing Pancho Villa. We didn’t catch him, but nobody much complained about the effort. . But that was then this is now.

[noiseman]

We couldn’t have troops away that long; they would fall behind on their diversity training, and the diversity and inclusion trainers would be very upset.

[HollyB]

The writer acts as if Having discussions and processing ideas is a new concept.

[fso301]

But why aren’t Republican governors on the border sending their National Guard??

[BiglyCommentary]

War with Mexico??

President Trump should have hired out the State of Texas as a mercenary force to give them a@@ kicking #2. We’ve been there, done that. And Mexico is still not getting their cannon. Lol

[Hot Tabasco]

Under the Posse Comitatus Act the president doesn’t have that authority.........

[Ann Archy]

Mark Esper is ANOTHER DEMOCRAT RINO that needs to be in PRISON!

[MAGAthon]

NYT BS.

[euram]

In 1916 Woodrow Wilson sent General Pershing to the Mexican border and the US Army crossed into Mexico to hunt for Poncho Villa.

[logi_cal869]

This article exposes the hypocrisy of criticism of Russia vis a vie Chechnya.

We have been in a state of war with Mexico for decades, and recent events still mean absolutely nothing because of DC decisions.

The ‘machine’ wins yet again.

[Rappini]

I hope and pray when DJT gets back in he cleans up every department in the admin.