OAN Staff Break Wolf
4:38pm – Monday, February 17th, 2025
The US Special Forces reportedly landed in Mexico to train Mexican Marine infantry when fighting members of the powerful cartel.
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The training was approved by Mexican President Claudia Sinbaum and then by a Mexican Senate Committee. The plan was lit in green after the Trump administration pressured the Mexican government to fight the violence and drug smuggling committed by the cartels.
It is estimated that Mexican drug cartels control about 70% of foreign drugs flowing into American cartels.
“The chemicals used to make fentanyl are sourced from China by human traffickers, converted into finished products from Mexican labs and smuggled into the US.” BBC It has been reported.
The training session is scheduled to begin on February 17thth Ends on March 30ththSen. Alejandro Moreno Cardenas, president of the nation's Senate Navy Department Committee, it focuses on traditional, non-cancelling types of combat.
Green beret from 7th Special Forces Groups are units tasked with leading training sessions. They previously worked in Latin American countries such as Panama, Peru and Ecuador.
The group had previously deployed in Afghanistan and participated in Operation Just Corn, which ended in 1990 with the capture of Panama dictator General Manuel Noriega.
Earlier this month, the Secretary of Defense declared that the US, the US, “reserves its right” to attack Mexican cartels if the Mexican government is not involved in the fight against violent cartel groups.
“We want them to ensure their own territory and sovereignty, but we have the right to protect our sovereignty if we are unable to police international, violent cartels. We hope Mexico will step up, Heggs said.
If President Donald Trump signed an executive order to designate Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, but fails to cooperate in eradicating the cartel, it threatens tariffs on Mexican imports, while a joint training mission continues.
“It's important to say that the role of a green beret will be exactly that. Training,” says Scott Stewart, vice president of intelligence at Torchstone Global, an international security consultancy.
“They aren't sending seals, delta (force), or (military) rangers. They're not watching the deployment of combat troops or fighter jets,” he continues, saying that the mission is simply based on training. It focuses on the fact that there is.
“I think this is primarily designed to encourage the Mexican government to do more. At the same time, it appears that Americans are trying to help them by training them a little more,” Stewart said. added.
However, some X's social media users have expressed concerns in connection with US-Mexico Marine Training.
“I have a question… are we not training potential cartel operatives with strategies and techniques?” asked an X user.
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