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2026-01-16 Caribbean-Latin America

US military advisers continue embed in Mexico as Trump threatens to deploy special forces to hunt cartel chemists

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-16 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1813 views ] Top
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1 the two countries could partner to fight the drug cartels in other ways.

"Let us know where you would like to attack so we can make sure nothing's there"

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-16 00:59|| 2026-01-16 00:59|| Front Page Top

2 Mexican President Says No to U.S. Troops, Despite Mounting Pressure to Stop Cartels

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-16 12:48|| 2026-01-16 12:48|| Front Page Top

3 Claudia Sheinbaum has said that the two countries could partner to fight the drug cartels in other ways.

Translation: Fentanyl is a lucrative business, Donald. If you are looking to get your beak wet, we can make that happen.

Posted by SteveS 2026-01-16 14:27|| 2026-01-16 14:27|| Front Page Top

4 The Zetas exist because the US trained them. That's why they beat all the other drug gangs. Surely this will not backfire.
To say nothing of General Pershing and Pancho Villa.
Pancho was a bandit boy, horse as fast, as polished steel...

Posted by Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2026-01-16 15:11|| 2026-01-16 15:11|| Front Page Top

5 The Zetas exist because the US trained them

Prove it

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-16 15:35|| 2026-01-16 15:35|| Front Page Top

6 well,he's got a point.

Posted by chris 2026-01-16 17:49|| 2026-01-16 17:49|| Front Page Top

7 Query:"Was The Zetas trained by the United States?"

Reply by DDG AI assistant:

"Yes, some of the founders of the Zetas drug gang were trained by U.S. special forces at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, where they learned various military techniques. This training was initially intended for counter-insurgency and counter-narcotics operations."

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-01-16 20:12|| 2026-01-16 20:12|| Front Page Top

8 So they were Mex Mil at the time? Yes

Posted by Frank G 2026-01-16 22:36|| 2026-01-16 22:36|| Front Page Top

9 So they were Mex Mil at the time?

That certainly adds a bit of context. But we see what you are doing here. You are trying to use facts. As we all know, you can prove anything even remotely true using facts.

Posted by SteveS 2026-01-16 22:53|| 2026-01-16 22:53|| Front Page Top

10 ^ That made me laugh SteveS!

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-01-16 23:04|| 2026-01-16 23:04|| Front Page Top

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