{"id":1875210,"date":"2023-03-12T19:01:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T23:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/menendez-us-must-dramatically-increase-engagement-with-mexico-on-cartels\/"},"modified":"2023-03-12T19:02:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T23:02:07","slug":"menendez-us-must-dramatically-increase-engagement-with-mexico-on-cartels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/menendez-us-must-dramatically-increase-engagement-with-mexico-on-cartels\/","title":{"rendered":"Menendez: US must &#8216;dramatically&#8217; increase engagement with Mexico on cartels"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmenendez-us-must-dramatically-increase-engagement-with-mexico-on-cartels%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1875210&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78656284\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Reporter's Notebook: Biden's defense spending priorities questioned\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Washington Examiner Defense Reporter Mike Brest joins Jim Antle to discuss President Biden's defense spending priorities that were unveiled in his latest budget.\">               <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT9M5S\">               <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-10 18:20:04\">               <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/localimages\/1260380_th_1678472489.jpg\">               <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1260380.mp4\">              <\/div>\n<p>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_78656284\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1260380\"} }); <\/script>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">S<\/span>en. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bob-menendez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Menendez<\/a> (D-NJ), suggested Sunday that the United States should strengthen its relationship with a neighboring nation <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico<\/a> In regards to the treatment of drug cartels at the border. <\/p>\n<p>Menendez made the comment after four U.S. nationals were taken a mile away from Brownsville. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> This week, two Mexican residents were killed in Matamoros. When asked how the U.S. could get Mexico to help with the issue of drug cartels, Menendez claimed that Mexican President L\u00f3pez Obrador made the statement &#8220;kisses, not bullets&#8221; How to enter the office and what this strategy is &#8220;not working too well,&#8221; According to NBC&#8217;s Meet the Press. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/six-takeaways-bidens-big-spending-budget-proposal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIX TAGS FROM BIDEN\u2019S BIG-SPENDING BUDGET POSAL<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reality is along the border communities it is the cartels that run the border communities, not the government of Mexico,&#8221; Menendez said. &#8220;Mexico has a responsibility, first and foremost, to its own citizens to establish safety and security within its own territory and to those who visit its country, as well. And so we need to up, dramatically, in our engagement with Mexico. It can&#8217;t be all about economics. It has to be about safety and security, as well.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">              <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.air.tv\/v1\/iframe\/9eciYLRgR5a3RhlNJjQuBA?organization=MoTlAWfQQXyEPg6AYxEZSw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px;\"><\/iframe>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Senator from New Jersey added that such cartels should be labeled as &#8220;foreign terrorist&#8221; While organizations are not a solution in themselves, they can ask questions that could impact the cartels. Menendez suggested asking questions such as how the U.S. could dry up the money of the cartels, and how to pursue the cartels leaders. <\/p>\n<p>Friday <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/roy-introduces-legislation-designate-mexican-cartels-fto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Chip Roy (R.TX) has reintroduced the bill<\/a> If passed, it would <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read more from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/menendez-us-mexico-cartels-engagement-increase\">Menendez: The US must increase its engagement with Mexico in cartels<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), suggested Sunday that the United States should strengthen its relationship with a neighboring nation Mexico In regards to the treatment of drug cartels at the border. Menendez made the comment after four U.S. nationals were taken a mile away from Brownsville. 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