US to 'Hunt and Kill' Drug Cartels, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth States

US Military's Approach to Cartels

• 🎯 The US military excels at mapping networks and identifying connections within terrorist organizations.
• 🗺️ This expertise is now being applied to organizations in the Western Hemisphere, reframing them as foreign terrorist organizations.

Commitment to Eliminating Cartels

• ⚔️ Secretary Hegseth declared that the US will track, map, network, hunt, and kill these cartels.
• 🇺🇸 The motivation is to stop cartels from killing and poisoning the American people.

Kinetic Strikes and Authority

• 💥 The US possesses the necessary license and authorities to conduct kinetic strikes against these groups.
• ⚡ These strikes will continue to be implemented to combat the threat posed by drug cartels.