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applegrove

(132,207 posts)
Fri Feb 28, 2025, 06:46 PM Feb 2025

Hegseth Warns Mexico of Military Strikes (Jan 31, 2025 call)

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Hegseth Warns Mexico of Military Strikes

February 28, 2025 at 5:41 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 0 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/02/28/hegseth-warns-mexico-of-military-strikes/

"SNIP.............

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Mexican security officials the U.S. was ready to take unilateral action against the country’s drug cartels, the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Hegseth told the officials that if Mexico didn’t deal with the collusion between the country’s government and drug cartels, the U.S. military was prepared to take unilateral action… Mexico’s top brass who were on that call were shocked and angered.”

..........SNIP"

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Hegseth Warns Mexico of Military Strikes (Jan 31, 2025 call) (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2025 OP
What's his evidence? Deuxcents Feb 2025 #1
Distracting from the GDP going into a freefall. TheBlackAdder Feb 2025 #20
Bombing Mexico................. Lovie777 Feb 2025 #2
And what's next, attack Canada too because they're too mean? Good God, help us. SWBTATTReg Feb 2025 #3
Germans opened fronts on the east and west C_U_L8R Feb 2025 #4
His goal is to destroy us. It's what Putin wants Arazi Feb 2025 #17
Russia's wet dream: get America to fight its neighbors, disrupt Wingus Dingus Feb 2025 #5
Ukraine and NATO are done... LakeVermilion Feb 2025 #11
China won't help. They want to do the same to Taiwan. nt Blasphemer Feb 2025 #16
Putin must be cheering with his inner circle of "The End of America!" DSandra Feb 2025 #14
What the fuck is wrong with these people? Scrivener7 Feb 2025 #6
No more tequila for you, Whiskey Pete. Sneederbunk Feb 2025 #7
Maybe that's their plan? bluestarone Feb 2025 #8
Somehow ... I was under the impression that only Congress could declare war UpInArms Feb 2025 #9
Gulf 1, and too. SalamanderSleeps Feb 2025 #13
You are correct, but you don't need to declare war to take military action. Renew Deal Mar 2025 #23
Felon47's entire cabinet is INSANE. sakabatou Feb 2025 #10
Hmmm, "the U.S. military was prepared to take unilateral action...." SalamanderSleeps Feb 2025 #12
When does the world come after us? spanone Feb 2025 #15
This was Jan 31st Nobel_Twaddle_III Feb 2025 #18
Indeed, You're On Point MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #21
These people really hate Americans. By these people I mean Trump/Magas/GOP Solly Mack Feb 2025 #19
They were shocked on 1/31? Renew Deal Mar 2025 #22
So wouldn't Mexico just bomb Houston or Dallas? Wanderlust988 Mar 2025 #24

Lovie777

(22,970 posts)
2. Bombing Mexico.................
Fri Feb 28, 2025, 06:49 PM
Feb 2025

it is time for the sane Americans to take back the country.

C_U_L8R

(49,384 posts)
4. Germans opened fronts on the east and west
Fri Feb 28, 2025, 06:51 PM
Feb 2025

and got crushed. So here comes Trump making threats to the north and south and everywhere in between. What is his goal? There is no 'win' in any scenario for anyone. What a goddamn fool.

Wingus Dingus

(9,173 posts)
5. Russia's wet dream: get America to fight its neighbors, disrupt
Fri Feb 28, 2025, 06:53 PM
Feb 2025

its own trade, wreck its own economy, and abandon Ukraine and NATO. They're having quite a day today.

LakeVermilion

(1,584 posts)
11. Ukraine and NATO are done...
Fri Feb 28, 2025, 07:08 PM
Feb 2025

Ukraine should look to China/Europe for help. Massive realignment is here.

bluestarone

(22,174 posts)
8. Maybe that's their plan?
Fri Feb 28, 2025, 06:58 PM
Feb 2025

They own America now, so It's russia America, China, N Korea go after every other country.. These TRAITORS need to be STOPPED, and soon.

UpInArms

(54,973 posts)
9. Somehow ... I was under the impression that only Congress could declare war
Fri Feb 28, 2025, 07:01 PM
Feb 2025

Correct me if I am mistaken

Renew Deal

(85,148 posts)
23. You are correct, but you don't need to declare war to take military action.
Sat Mar 1, 2025, 02:44 PM
Mar 2025

And the US has already declared an emergency.

SalamanderSleeps

(1,022 posts)
12. Hmmm, "the U.S. military was prepared to take unilateral action...."
Fri Feb 28, 2025, 07:11 PM
Feb 2025

Travis cannot risk Old Yeller becoming rabid and turning on the family.


"Nice Defense Secretary you got here."

"It would be a shame if something were to happen to it."

Renew Deal

(85,148 posts)
22. They were shocked on 1/31?
Sat Mar 1, 2025, 02:42 PM
Mar 2025

It was plainly obvious by then. And the US has been running recon flights the border.

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