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Trump: Time for Mexico, US to 'Wage War' Against Drug Cartels

Steve Herman

   WHITE HOUSE - It is time for Mexico and the United States to join
   forces and "wage war" against drug cartels, according to President
   Donald Trump.

     This is the time for Mexico, with the help of the United States, to
     wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the
     earth. We merely await a call from your great new president!
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [1]November 5, 2019

   The U.S. leader is calling for a crackdown on armed drug groups south
   of the border following the ambush on an American family residing in
   Mexico that has left dead at least six children and three women.

   Trump said "a wonderful family and friends from Utah" was caught in a
   gun battle between two vicious drug cartels.

   "If Mexico needs or requests help in cleaning out these monsters, the
   United States stands ready, willing & able to get involved and do the
   job quickly and effectively," Trump tweeted.

   "The great new President of Mexico has made this a big issue, but the
   cartels have become so large and powerful that you sometimes need an
   army to defeat an army!" Trump wrote, adding he is merely waiting for a
   call from Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to begin a
   joint effort "to wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the
   face of the earth."

   The Mexican president spoke with Trump on Tuesday afternoon.

   "I thanked him for his willingness to support us and informed him that
   the institutions of the government of Mexico will act to ensure justice
   is done," Lopez Obrador said on Twitter.

     A través del presidente Trump, envié mi más profundo pésame a
     los familiares y amigos de quienes fueron asesinados en los lÃmites
     de Chihuahua y Sonora.
     Le agradecà su disposición de apoyarnos y le informé que las
     instituciones del Gobierno de México actúan para hacer justicia.
     [2]pic.twitter.com/nyls6gix86
     -- Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) [3]November 5, 2019

   Earlier in the day, Lopez Obrador said Trump's suggestion of joint
   military action is "not in agreement with our convictions. The worst
   thing is war."

   Shortly after Trump's call for action, Lopez Obrador said while he
   would speak with the U.S. president about the matter, the suggestion of
   joint military action is "not in agreement with our convictions. The
   worst thing is war."

References

   1. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1191708902041227264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://t.co/nyls6gix86
   3. https://twitter.com/lopezobrador_/status/1191801690888065024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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