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President announces "America's Counter Cartel Coalition," pledges military campaign against cartels
Summary
At a Western Hemisphere summit the president announced the "America's Counter Cartel Coalition," said representatives of 17 nations had joined, and pledged U.S. military leadership — including possible lethal force — to attack transnational cartels; Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary Pete Hegseth offered brief remarks in support.
The president announced the launch of the "America's Counter Cartel Coalition" on a platform of deploying military force to dismantle transnational drug cartels and pledged to lead an allied campaign to "eradicate the criminal cartels plaguing our region." The president said representatives of 17 nations have entered the alliance and described the coalition as committing to "using lethal military force to destroy the sinister cartels and terrorist networks once and for all." The president framed the effort as necessary to protect regional security and U.S. national security.
The president repeatedly attributed recent hard-line measures and military operations…
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