Lindsey Graham to Introduce Bill Allowing Use of Military Force Against Mexican Cartels

Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced Monday that he would introduce legislation to lay the foundation for U.S. military force in combating Mexican drug cartels as well as terrorist groups.

Graham spoke out about the kidnappings of four Americans near Matamoros in Tamaulipas (Mexico) and to the increase of American opiates from Mexico. drug-overdose deaths.

“This administration has done nothing about it,” Graham admonished Fox News host Jesse Watters.

Graham stated that he will follow the lead of Donald Trump’s former president in handling Mexico.

“I’d do what Trump did,” Graham stated. “I’d put Mexico on notice—if you continue to give a safe haven to fentanyl drug dealers, then you are an enemy of the United States.”

He also mentioned William Barr, the former Attorney General of Canada. The Wall Street Journal Thursday’s speech called on the Biden administration for use of the U.S. army against Mexican cartels.

“Almost all illicit drugs coming into the U.S. are controlled by the Mexican cartels, principally those based in the states of Sinaloa and Jalisco,” Barr wrote. “These paramilitary organizations use bribery and terror tactics to entrench themselves as essentially states within the state, controlling large areas of Mexico.”

Barr said that an antidrug strategy leaving the supply chains unaffected will have little impact.

A guest appearance on “Jesse Watters Primetime” in March 2022, Barr praised Trump’s handling of the border.

“At least under President Trump, he established control over that border. He had to fight like hell for three years to do it—against every district court judge in the country that wanted to try to impede him—but he finally got control of that border,” Barr stated.

Graham said that although he did not give details regarding the legislation, he will follow Barr’s instructions. “get tough on Mexico.”

“I would tell Mexican government, ‘If you don’t clean up your act, we’re going to clean it up for you,'” He said.

Graham’s office didn’t respond to my request for comment.