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Trump signals US ground operations in Mexico to target drug cartels (www.euronews.com)
submitted 6 days ago by DamnianWayne@lemmy.world to c/world@quokk.au
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[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 43 points 6 days ago (3 children)

When you send troops on the ground into another country, which does not want your troops in their country, that's usually called an invasion.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 6 days ago

"We prefer alternate facts."

[–] prex@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago

You sent me down a bit of a rabbit hold related to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

So it sounds like the US is planning to invade Greenland and Mexico shortly after invading Venezuela and deploying troops onto their own citizens.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I think Putin has convinced him to unify the Americas. Trump now wants an empire just like his shitdaddy does.

[–] shani66@ani.social 2 points 5 days ago

Cassandra is once again proven right. Fascism doesn't stay at home, every country on earth needs to be prepared for war with America.