Ex-Border Agent: Cartels Kill More Americans Than Foreign Wars

Cartel Threat to the US

• 🎯 Cartels, including Venezuelan groups like Cartel de los Soles and Mexican cartels like CJNG and Sinaloa, have killed more Americans than a majority of US foreign wars.
• ⚠️ These cartels are viewed as proxies for foreign nations aiming to destabilize US communities through drug dependency and the resulting deaths and poisonings.
• 💰 The cartels are also reaping massive financial gains while achieving these destabilizing objectives.

US Military Operations Against Cartels

• 🚢 The US military has conducted six strikes on suspected drug-carrying vessels in the Caribbean under the Trump administration.
• ⚔️ This is described as an armed conflict against drug cartels, with the administration labeling them as "naroterrorists."

Need for Transparency

• 🔍 There is a call for greater transparency from the administration regarding the specific threats and data justifying these actions.
• 📄 The last public military threat assessment of the region was in 2011, highlighting a need for updated information on cartel operations in the US and Caribbean, and their connections to Venezuela, China, Iran, and Russia.

National Guard Deployment Debate

• 🏛️ A retired Major General expressed concern about the militarization of American cities and the misuse of the National Guard and active duty military as law enforcement.
• 🛡️ In contrast, the former border agent argues the National Guard's current mission is to protect ICE officers, border patrol agents, and federal facilities, not to apprehend protesters or illegal aliens.
• ⚖️ The National Guard's role is to assist and protect federal agents due to a shortage of personnel, a different mission than when they were previously authorized to apprehend illegal aliens at the border.