Lindsey Graham is right.

[bodecea]

The cartels should already be bombed to rubble. Several hundred thousand DEAD Americans, why isn't northern Mexico scorched earth??

You first.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Lindsey Graham is offering legislation that would allow us to declare war on the Mexican cartels. The cartels are supplying fentinal to the US and the death toll is undeniable, and our military could quickly target and obliterate the cartel's facilities which would put them out of business almost over night. Ending something that causes that many deaths can easily be seen as an act of self defence. I only fear that Graham doesn't go far enough in defending our citizens from such a high death rate. Fentinal is currently the most dangerous enemy when it comes to unnecessary deaths, or is it? As bad as our drug death rate is, there is something that has been killing Americans much more often for a very long time. The #1 cause of death in this country is obesity and heart disease. Graham should revise his legislation to include McDonalds. They are killing more people than the cartels could ever kill. Think about it. It would be no problem targeting those big neon signs to bomb them out of existance. We could even announce when each store was scheduled to be bombed to avoid innocent people being caught in the destruction. I'm not sure what kind of defence they might be capable of, but it's known that they have no air support or big guns stationed at their locations. Hopefully Graham will notice his oversite in targeting McDonalds along with the cartels.

Graham is wrong.

Using the US military to attack drug cartels is reckless, irresponsible, and would fail to realize the desired goal:

‘Melissa Dalton, the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs, told House Armed Services Committee members that the Pentagon has found increasing violence in Mexico and the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States “deeply concerning.”

But Dalton also warned unilateral U.S. military action into Mexico could harm the relationship between the U.S. and its southern neighbor, after lawmakers in both chambers this year have raised the idea of designating some cartels as terrorist groups and sending U.S. troops into Mexico to confront them.

“In terms of weighing the advantages and disadvantages of some of the steps that are under consideration in terms of use of force or certain designations, I think we need to be clear-eyed about what some of the implications might be for the lines of cooperation we do have with Mexico,” Dalton said in response to an inquiry from Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif. “I do worry, based on signals — very strong signals we've gotten from the Mexicans in the past, concerns about their sovereignty, concerns about potential reciprocal steps that they might take to cut off our access, if we were to take some of these steps that are in consideration.”’

Pentagon worries deploying US troops against drug cartels could damage relations with Mexico

A top Pentagon official told lawmakers she was wary of growing calls to deploy American troops into Mexico to battle cartels responsible for at least some of the deadly drugs pouring into the United States across the southern border.

www.stripes.com

 

[leftwinger]

Graham is wrong.

Using the US military to attack drug cartels is reckless, irresponsible, and would fail to realize the desired goal:

‘Melissa Dalton, the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs, told House Armed Services Committee members that the Pentagon has found increasing violence in Mexico and the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States “deeply concerning.”

But Dalton also warned unilateral U.S. military action into Mexico could harm the relationship between the U.S. and its southern neighbor, after lawmakers in both chambers this year have raised the idea of designating some cartels as terrorist groups and sending U.S. troops into Mexico to confront them.

“In terms of weighing the advantages and disadvantages of some of the steps that are under consideration in terms of use of force or certain designations, I think we need to be clear-eyed about what some of the implications might be for the lines of cooperation we do have with Mexico,” Dalton said in response to an inquiry from Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif. “I do worry, based on signals — very strong signals we've gotten from the Mexicans in the past, concerns about their sovereignty, concerns about potential reciprocal steps that they might take to cut off our access, if we were to take some of these steps that are in consideration.”’

Pentagon worries deploying US troops against drug cartels could damage relations with Mexico

A top Pentagon official told lawmakers she was wary of growing calls to deploy American troops into Mexico to battle cartels responsible for at least some of the deadly drugs pouring into the United States across the southern border.

www.stripes.com

But Dalton also warned unilateral U.S. military action into Mexico could harm the relationship between the U.S. and its southern neighbor,

This guy is doped up? Relationship ruined? They empty prisons, hospitals and nuthouses forcing all of them up into the USA! How could anything be worsened?

 

[Missourian]

Why has the US government done NOTHING meaningful to curb drug deaths in the USA? This isn't about allowing drugs into the country, it's the fact that MOST of these deaths are from legal opioids.

Drug addiction and deaths in this number is the sign of a sick society. Add to it the obesity epidemic and the American people are suffering while the government argues about the border. The southern border ISN'T the problem. You keep focusing on the symptom (drug abuse), and done nothing about the causes.

We tried to build a wall to help stem the stream of illegal drugs coming across the border.

Democrats don't care, so they scrapped it and left the border wide open.

 

[progressive hunter]

Lindsey Graham is offering legislation that would allow us to declare war on the Mexican cartels. The cartels are supplying fentinal to the US and the death toll is undeniable, and our military could quickly target and obliterate the cartel's facilities which would put them out of business almost over night. Ending something that causes that many deaths can easily be seen as an act of self defence. I only fear that Graham doesn't go far enough in defending our citizens from such a high death rate. Fentinal is currently the most dangerous enemy when it comes to unnecessary deaths, or is it? As bad as our drug death rate is, there is something that has been killing Americans much more often for a very long time. The #1 cause of death in this country is obesity and heart disease. Graham should revise his legislation to include McDonalds. They are killing more people than the cartels could ever kill. Think about it. It would be no problem targeting those big neon signs to bomb them out of existance. We could even announce when each store was scheduled to be bombed to avoid innocent people being caught in the destruction. I'm not sure what kind of defence they might be capable of, but it's known that they have no air support or big guns stationed at their locations. Hopefully Graham will notice his oversite in targeting McDonalds along with the cartels.

so tell us the last time someone died from eating a single big mac??

whats that?? they havent,,

 

[Aldo Raine]

Anybody that removes responsibly from the consumer when it comes to obesity and instead places the blame on a business is a fucking idiot.

Can't the same be said for drugs?

 

[Grumblenuts]

Number one cause of death among children in America? Look it up.
Number one cause of death in America and the World? Look it up.
{Hint: it's firearms and heart disease.. respectively}

 

[Donald H]

The reason why the war on drugs has never succeeded in accomplishing anything is because it's a war against the supply side.

And of course, that's once again the talk that will lead to failure.

Mom, Dad, sister, or brother were a part of the demand side, who have themselves to blame. And again, the lack of socially responsible government has resulted in the ignoring of the demand side's responsibility.

 

[YoursTruly]

We tried to build a wall to help stem the stream of illegal drugs coming across the border.

Democrats don't care, so they scrapped it and left the border wide open.

Build a $10 billion dollar wall, they use a $10 shovel, a $100 ladder. A $100 drone. Take it to Canada and bring it across our northern border.
Trumps wall was just an expensive bandaid.

 

[Anomalism]

Can't the same be said for drugs?

Fentanyl gangs are not a business. Also McDonald's is a fast food burger place. Fentanyl is an extremely dangerous narcotic that is causing chaos all over the country. You can compare those things and try to draw parallels if you want, but that would be stupid.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Why? If the issue is just a matter of how many are dying, McDonalds is certainly responsible for more deaths than the cartels.

Why are people even allowed to eat things that aren't on the Big Mikey Obama diet?

 

[Grumblenuts]

And again, the lack of socially responsible government has resulted in the ignoring of the demand side's responsibility.

A failure of our duty to ensure socially responsible government. The French protest in the streets loud and often. The results speak for themselves.

Because this is France, there's an element of history at work. According to the Local, a French publication, "French workers won the right to strike in 1864, 20 years before they were allowed to unionize."

That meant France developed a tradition of striking and activism before a union hierarchy existed to negotiate on their behalf. Striking was a first resort, rather than a last, and to some extent that's still in the muscle memory.

 

[BrokeLoser]

Why? If the issue is just a matter of how many are dying, McDonalds is certainly responsible for more deaths than the cartels.

Hahaha…poor ignorant leftists….always reaching…hahaha
McDonalds operates within the law and cartels do not. Any other retarded questions?

 

[YoursTruly]

Hahaha…poor ignorant leftists….always reaching…hahaha
McDonalds operates within the law and cartels do not. Any other retarded questions?

So does big pharma.

 

[BrokeLoser]

So does big pharma.

Yes they do. Simple distinction to make huh?

 

[Desperado]

Lindsey Graham is offering legislation that would allow us to declare war on the Mexican cartels. The cartels are supplying fentinal to the US and the death toll is undeniable, and our military could quickly target and obliterate the cartel's facilities which would put them out of business almost over night. Ending something that causes that many deaths can easily be seen as an act of self defence. I only fear that Graham doesn't go far enough in defending our citizens from such a high death rate. Fentinal is currently the most dangerous enemy when it comes to unnecessary deaths, or is it? As bad as our drug death rate is, there is something that has been killing Americans much more often for a very long time. The #1 cause of death in this country is obesity and heart disease. Graham should revise his legislation to include McDonalds. They are killing more people than the cartels could ever kill. Think about it. It would be no problem targeting those big neon signs to bomb them out of existance. We could even announce when each store was scheduled to be bombed to avoid innocent people being caught in the destruction. I'm not sure what kind of defence they might be capable of, but it's known that they have no air support or big guns stationed at their locations. Hopefully Graham will notice his oversite in targeting McDonalds along with the cartels.

Lindsey Graham has never been right in his lifetime

 

[BrokeLoser]

Lindsey Graham has never been right in his lifetime

The turtle and the frog….Mitch and Lindsey are swamp cohorts with Chuck and Nancy….make no mistake about it.

 

[BULLDOG]

Graham is wrong.

Using the US military to attack drug cartels is reckless, irresponsible, and would fail to realize the desired goal:

‘Melissa Dalton, the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs, told House Armed Services Committee members that the Pentagon has found increasing violence in Mexico and the flow of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States “deeply concerning.”

But Dalton also warned unilateral U.S. military action into Mexico could harm the relationship between the U.S. and its southern neighbor, after lawmakers in both chambers this year have raised the idea of designating some cartels as terrorist groups and sending U.S. troops into Mexico to confront them.

“In terms of weighing the advantages and disadvantages of some of the steps that are under consideration in terms of use of force or certain designations, I think we need to be clear-eyed about what some of the implications might be for the lines of cooperation we do have with Mexico,” Dalton said in response to an inquiry from Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif. “I do worry, based on signals — very strong signals we've gotten from the Mexicans in the past, concerns about their sovereignty, concerns about potential reciprocal steps that they might take to cut off our access, if we were to take some of these steps that are in consideration.”’

Pentagon worries deploying US troops against drug cartels could damage relations with Mexico

A top Pentagon official told lawmakers she was wary of growing calls to deploy American troops into Mexico to battle cartels responsible for at least some of the deadly drugs pouring into the United States across the southern border.

www.stripes.com

I agree. That's why I compared the idea of declaring war on the cartels with declaring war on McDonalds. They are both stupid ideas.

 

[Papageorgio]

I’m for going after the drug cartels and to be fair, if you want to rid us of McDonalds you also need to go after all fast food places, all soda companies, most dine in restaurants that put excessive salt, sugars and unhealthy carbs, go after the alcohol industry as well, we don’t want to forget the snack industry, the candy industry and the frozen industry with ready made pizzas, tv dinners, fried foods, also let’s rid stores of their food delis. Let’s be fair it isn’t just one restaurant that is doing this.

 

[BULLDOG]

Hahaha…poor ignorant leftists….always reaching…hahaha
McDonalds operates within the law and cartels do not. Any other retarded questions?

Sure, and that's the only reason why we should bomb Mexico, but not McDonalds, right?