President Trump has said that he will conduct “land strikes” on Mexican cartels to stop the fentanyl smuggling. Our president is not prone to accepting advice, but I hope he heeds this: Go carefully and coordinate with the Mexican government. Mexico is not Venezuela. Over 1 million American expats live there, and 25 million tourists visit annually. Any military strikes in Mexico’s interior without its approval would provoke massive backlash that could careen out of control. The cartels could retaliate with kidnappings and assassinations of U.S. citizens, and societal chaos and crisis would occur.
I recognize the need for fentanyl intervention, but believe that it should be in the border zone and with the cooperation of the Mexican government.
— Jeffrey Ridgway, San Diego