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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(128,667 posts)
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 01:42 PM Aug 16

Trump Is Ready to Invade U.S. Ally if It Doesn't Cave to His Demands

The White House has authorized the Pentagon to use military force against Latin American drug cartels—but the sweeping directive also appears to violate the sovereignty of America’s southern neighbor.

Sources working in or with the Trump administration told Rolling Stone Thursday that the president is serious about attacking Mexico unless the nation gives Donald Trump “what he wants.” U.S. government officials just had one stipulation: Don’t refer to the intimidation campaign as an “invasion.”

“It’s not a negotiating tactic,” a senior administration official told the magazine. “It’s not Art of the Deal. The president has been clear that a strike … is coming unless we see some big, major changes.”

Trump and Republican leaders have long embraced the idea of invading Mexico, citing rising fentanyl rates and drug trafficking as sound reasons to put American boots on the ground. In January, Trump told reporters that the possibility of sending U.S. special ops across the border “could happen.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-ready-invade-u-ally-154132932.html

Cadet Bone Spurs wants to get his war on.

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Trump Is Ready to Invade U.S. Ally if It Doesn't Cave to His Demands (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 16 OP
He is so desperate to be known as a "war president" slightlv Aug 16 #1
Maybe that's his problem. Biophilic Aug 16 #2

slightlv

(6,557 posts)
1. He is so desperate to be known as a "war president"
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 02:01 PM
Aug 16

just like gw bush. Only trump doesn't care if it comes from ending one, or starting one. If he starts one, it's simply more chaos he and his magats can feed on to finish completely tearing down our country. Damn... I hate this man so much.

Biophilic

(6,072 posts)
2. Maybe that's his problem.
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 02:19 PM
Aug 16

He’s trying to get the Noble Peace Prize while also wanting to be a War President. I don’t think he quite understands the difference.
Certainly if he invaded Mexico he can kiss the Peace Prize away. Maybe someone should tell him that. Besides anger and hatred it seems to be the only thing that he cares about. Oh, yeah, and the Epstein files.

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