The meticulously planned U.S. military operation to extract Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his fortified hideout elicited mixed reactions around the world, leaving an aftermath full of profound doubt about what future actions in the region President Donald Trump may now have in mind.
President Claudia Sheinbaum swiftly reiterated Mexico’s long-standing constitutional opposition to military intervention. Sovereignty and self-determination are fundamental, non-negotiable principles of international law, she stated. “Every nation has the inalienable right to decide its political, economic and social model, without external pressures.”
But as Maduro goes on trial for allegedly overseeing a drug empire, many Mexicans are wondering if their country’s powerful cartels are next in the sights of the U.S. Department of War, which, some reports indicate, has detailed plans at the ready to launch drone attacks on Mexican targets.
Eager to ramp up the suspense, Trump called Sheinbaum “frightened,” saying ominously, “The cartels are running Mexico. And I’ve asked her numerous times, ‘Would you like us to take out the cartels?’ ... Something is gonna have to be done with Mexico.”
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