US President Donald Trump has secretly signed an order to allow the US Army to act on the country’s abroad, according to the newspaper report The New York Times released this Friday (8).
Sources familiar with the subject said anonymously Times That the Republican authorized with the new guideline that US forces act against certain Latin American drug cartels that their government considered terrorist organizations at the beginning of the second term.
The measure is Trump’s latest step in the fight against drug traffickers, such as Fentanil, to US states and provoke public health seizures.
According to sources, the order provides an official base for possible direct military operations at sea and foreign soil against cartels. The Pentagon still evaluates how it could operate in this regard.
Earlier this year, the Republican agent ordered the sending of National Guard and active to the US border with Mexico, justifying the measure in his policy to combat fentanyl trafficking and immigrants through the border.
O Times He could not verify that the US government has any legal support to conduct these operations. For example, in the event of the death of a US criminal, whether this could be considered legitimate or would be considered “murder.”
Asked about Trump’s order, the White House responded by email to the newspaper that “President Trump’s main priority is to protect his homeland, which is why he took the bold measure of designating various cartels and gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.” The Defense Department did not comment on the measure.
