Threats of unilateral military action in Mexico to fight a migrant ‘invasion’ and drug trafficking put cooperation on trade and security at risk, say U.S. and...
that hunted him across northern Mexico for the next 11 months. They pushed 350 miles into the interior before giving up.
“You’re essentially declaring war against Mexico, and it would have widespread ramifications,” McCaul warned in June. “There are ways to deal with the cartels, including other operations not quite so public.”Such measures imperil the collaboration that began to blossom after the 1994 North American trade deal.after Sept. 11, 2001, minding that any terror attack linked to Mexico would trigger a costly border shutdown.
Under Bush, who’d seen the value of trade as Texas governor, Mexican distrust eased. The U.S. began sending billions in security aid, providing police training to fend off corruption and improve effectiveness, and stepping up efforts to intercept guns flowing south to the cartels. He threatened tariffs and other measures that never materialized — though he did manage to prod Mexico to deploy 28,000 troops to its borders with Central America and the United States to deter migration north, spinning that as a better deal than a $15 billion check for wall construction.U.S. officials say the DEA, FBI and other agencies routinely work behind the scenes with Mexican counterparts, sharing intelligence.
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