Southcom General Won't Rule Out Land Strikes on Cartels: "All Options Are on the Table"

Trump Admin Hints At Ground Action Against Cartels

General Francis Donovan hinted that the Pentagon may be preparing to expand its counter-narcotic mission to ground strikes.

Southcom General Won't Rule Out Land Strikes on Cartels: "All Options Are on the Table"

SOUTHCOM's top general confirms land strikes on cartels are "options," as the Pentagon expands its drug war from boat strikes to ground operations across Latin America.

US Threatens “Land Strikes” Across Latin America

The Daily Beast reports: The Defense Department is gearing up for more attacks across Latin America as President Donald Trump escalates his military campaign against drug cartels. Gen. Francis Donovan, the Trump-appointed four-star Marine who leads U.S. Southern Command, told the Wall Street Journal that direct strikes inside countries in the region are now among … The post US Threatens “Land Strikes” Across Latin America appeared first on Joe.M…

Top Trump general refuses to rule out escalation as US sinks deeper in war next door: WSJ

The top U.S. general in Latin America and the Caribbean says land strikes against drug cartels are on the table.Gen. Francis Donovan, the Marine four-star who leads U.S. Southern Command, made the remarks in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that was featured in a Tuesday article. His comments come as the Pentagon broadens its campaign against trafficking networks across Central America, South America and the Caribbean. That campaign beg…