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Mexican president dismisses possible ‘soft invasion’ by U.S. troops as ‘a movie’: ‘We will always defend our sovereignty’ (www.ibtimes.com)

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum dismissed reports of a potential U.S. “soft invasion” to combat cartels as “entirely a movie,” emphasizing Mexico’s sovereignty as a free, independent nation.

The Rolling Stone report claims Donald Trump’s incoming administration is considering covert military operations in Mexico, including airstrikes and assassinations of cartel leaders.

While Trump and key officials like Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio support such measures, experts warn they could backfire by boosting cartel recruitment, undermining Mexican sovereignty, and fostering cartel-Mexican authority collaboration.

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[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 119 points 3 weeks ago

Fuckin wild that we’re reading shit like this.

[-] Blackout@fedia.io 86 points 3 weeks ago

He's not even in office yet and threatening war with Mexico. This is going to be a long 4 years

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 35 points 3 weeks ago

*Soft war. Just the tip.

I still can't believe America voted for this. Holy shit.

[-] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 weeks ago

I hope he tells all the troops its a soft war, has them walk leisurely across the boarder, to be met with a wall of mexican flac

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[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, we dumb. And hateful.

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

Not all. Just barely enough, but still. Holy shit.

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 22 points 3 weeks ago

Didn’t the nazi’s start with their neighbors too?

[-] superkret@feddit.org 18 points 3 weeks ago

The Nazis annexed 3 neighbors without even firing a shot.
The US doesn't even have 3 neighbors.

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[-] kautau@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

As long as it ends in 4 years. Otherwise it’s going to be much longer and much bloodier

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[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

2016-2020 was filled to the brim with daily headlines of all the stupid, backward, hateful, fascist shit trump & co were up to. The next n years will be no better.

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[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 38 points 3 weeks ago

Looking like Mexico will be Trump's Poland.

[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 26 points 3 weeks ago

If things go south here in Ukraine, Poland still has a chance to be Trump's Poland

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[-] Doorbook@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago

This feels like musk motivation there it must be for lithium in Mexico.

[-] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago

You mean Mr “we’ll coup whoever we want”. Surely not.

[-] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

If the fucker has 2 brain cells, he'd want a better battery.

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago

Hopefully Mexico won’t announce they found oil or lithium near cartel territories anytime soon.

[-] azimir@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago

Mexico doesn't have to announce it. The US is more than happy to make the announcement before them. Evidence includes "Yellow Cake", "WMDs in Iraq", and the fact that our incoming president lies without even thinking at all times.

[-] whithom@discuss.online 18 points 3 weeks ago

Think the ML bears will be around to call out genocide?

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[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 weeks ago

Mexican president dismisses possible ‘soft invasion’ by U.S. troops as ‘a movie’

Aww, but I've already seen this one. It's called Sicario: Day of the Soldado.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 11 points 3 weeks ago

"soft invasion"? Do you mean some kind of "special operation"?

I wonder where these ideas are coming from?

[-] Dupree878@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah. Reads like the same shit the CIA has been doing since there’s been a CIA

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Any offensive attack against any central or south American country would cause a catastrophic chain of events that would end America as a global power. First it would not only put us at war with every central and South America country but most of the EU and UN nations. South and Central America countries would instantly nullify their anti nuclear weapon agreements. Add in the fact that a large percentage of US citizens have ties to those nation so instantly there would mass unrest in every state. Hell the military wouldn't be able to mobilize enough people willing to kill friends and family for an offensive war.

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Would the Mexican MAGAT voters support a US invasion of Mexico?

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That is how tv "celebrity" trump views the world. Drama is his life's blood.

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