Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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Re: Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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Res Ipsa wrote:
Sat May 07, 2022 12:28 am
Second, a military attack on any country, let alone an ally, is horrible foreign policy.
I am still waiting for someone to explain why attacking the Mexican cartels is a bad idea.

Many government officials work for cartels and child sex traffickers.
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Re: Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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doubtingthomas wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 6:50 pm
Res Ipsa wrote:
Sat May 07, 2022 12:28 am
Second, a military attack on any country, let alone an ally, is horrible foreign policy.
I am still waiting for someone to explain why attacking the Mexican cartels is a bad idea.

Many government officials work for cartels and child sex traffickers.

I am reminded of Psalm 29 in the version of the Book of Common Prayer:
19 Wilt thou not slay the wicked, O God : depart from me, ye blood-thirsty men.

20 For they speak unrighteously against thee : and thine enemies take thy Name in vain.

21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee : and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

22 Yea, I hate them right sore : even as though they were mine enemies.
"Please God, why not kill the bad guys?"

If only it were that simple ...
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Re: Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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doubtingthomas wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 6:50 pm
Res Ipsa wrote:
Sat May 07, 2022 12:28 am
Second, a military attack on any country, let alone an ally, is horrible foreign policy.
I am still waiting for someone to explain why attacking the Mexican cartels is a bad idea.

Many government officials work for cartels and child sex traffickers.
How many dead Mexican children would you consider to be acceptable casualties?
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Re: Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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Chap wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:16 pm

If only it were that simple ...
The Mexican government won't fight the cartels. So who is going to fight them? I bet most Mexicans wouldn't be opposed to the idea of the US military attacking the cartels.
Res Ipsa wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:20 pm

How many dead Mexican children would you consider to be acceptable casualties?
The cartels kill thousands of children (under 18).
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Re: Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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doubtingthomas wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:23 pm
Chap wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:16 pm

If only it were that simple ...
The Mexican government won't fight the cartels. So who is going to fight them? I bet most Mexicans wouldn't be opposed to the idea of the US military attacking the cartels.
Res Ipsa wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:20 pm

How many dead Mexican children would you consider to be acceptable casualties?
The cartels kill thousands of children (under 18).
OK, so if the cartels do it, it's okay for you to do it, too.
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Re: Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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Res Ipsa wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:25 pm

OK, so if the cartels do it, it's okay for you to do it, too.
The US military could target drug farms. I am not suggesting the military should attack cities.

What makes you think that thousands of children would die if the US military goes to Mexico?
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Re: Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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doubtingthomas wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:30 pm
Res Ipsa wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:25 pm

OK, so if the cartels do it, it's okay for you to do it, too.
The US military could target drug farms. I am not suggesting the military should attack cities.

What makes you think that thousands of children would die if the US military goes to Mexico?
I didn't say that. Just checking your morals. We targeted terrorists in the middle east and also killed children. Missiles don't know the difference.

Have you done any research on past attempts to stop the flow of drugs at the source?
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Re: Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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doubtingthomas wrote:
Wed May 18, 2022 7:35 pm

I bet a lot of Mexican mothers want the US military to go to Mexico.
I'll take that bet.

To be clear, I'm wagering that there are few Mexican mothers who want the US military to either bomb or invade their country.
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Re: Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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Res Ipsa wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:34 pm

I didn't say that. Just checking your morals. We targeted terrorists in the middle east and also killed children. Missiles don't know the difference.
Not with boots on the ground.

So just leave the cartels alone? I guess just live and let live?
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Re: Trump wanted to bomb Mexico

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Morley wrote:
Thu May 19, 2022 7:35 pm

I'll take that bet.

To be clear, I'm wagering that there are few Mexican mothers who want the US military to either bomb or invade their country.
"Twenty-eight percent actually want the U.S. military to intervene on Mexican soil."
https://www.wired.com/2012/05/mexico-poll/
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