Mexican Drug Cartels Are Violent — But They’re Not Terrorists

In early November 2019, nine dual U.S.-Mexican citizens were killed in Mexico in a terrifying attack by suspected members of a drug trafficking cartel. Three women and six children, including two infants, were shot or burned alive in a three-car convoy near the U.S. border. One child was shot in the back trying to escape the massacre. The ambush highlights the rising violence attributed to drug cartels in Mexico. In response, President Donald Trump tweeted that it was time for the United States to, “wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth.” Later … Continue reading Mexican Drug Cartels Are Violent — But They’re Not Terrorists