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Lindsey Graham floats bill to ‘set the stage to use military’ against drug cartels

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), revealed that he plans to introduce legislation which would allow for the deployment of military force. Mexican drug cartels “if necessary.”

Decrying Biden’s administration for doing “nothing about” The recent kidnapping of four Americans Graham said that Mexico needed to be more aggressive in its dealings with it.

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“I would put Mexico on notice. If you continue to give safe haven to drug dealers, then you are an enemy of the United States,” Senator told Jesse Watters, Fox News correspondent on Monday.

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), right, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), left, talk during a press conference about legislation that labels the Russian Wagner Group one of the Foreign Terrorist Organizations. It was held on Thursday, February 16, 2023 on Capitol Hill, Washington.

He plans to introduce a bill that would make certain Mexican drug cartels terrorist organizations. The senator suggested that his bill could allow military action to combat the cartels without providing further details. “if necessary.”

It would “set the stage to use military force if necessary to protect America from being poisoned by things coming out of Mexico,” The South Carolina Republican stated.

“I would tell the Mexican government if you don’t clean up your act, we’re going to clean it up for you,” Graham stated.

The bodies of two of the abducted Americans have been found, one had suffered injuries, and the other, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. said Tuesday. Matamoros was the location where the Americans were taken hostage.

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