No, the U.S. Should Not go to War in Mexico with the Drug Cartels

Alex Christy
Nov 5 · 3 min read

Tuesday brought the news that nine families members, who have dual U.S.-Mexican citizenship, were horrifically murdered by drug cartels in Mexico near the border. The horrific nature of the attack led President Trump to tweet, “If Mexico needs or requests help in cleaning out these monsters, the United States stands ready, willing and able to get involved and do the job quickly…

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Alex Christy

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Writing about politics and other interesting things. Contributing Writer to NewsBusters. Member of YAF’s National Journalism Center’s Spring 2019 class.

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