A growing chorus of voices has called for the deployment of U.S. troops against drug cartels, especially after the murder of two American citizens in Mexico, writes , associate vice provost for international affairs and professor of government in the 麻豆视频 and 麻豆视频, .
鈥淭he idea of blaming and punishing Mexico has been politically expedient 鈥 from the U.S. Army鈥檚 punitive expedition against Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution to Trump鈥檚 tweet in 2019 that it was time for the United States to 鈥渨age WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth,鈥欌. 鈥淲hile the objective of addressing drug-related violence south of the border should be a priority for both the U.S. and Mexican governments, military force is likely to exacerbate the problem, instead of resolving it.鈥
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