Fears have been raised that President Donald Trump‘s executive order saying that the United States would designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations could open doors to military operations in Mexico.
Designating them as terrorist organizations could allow the government to place economic and social sanctions on cartels. But it also bolsters the president’s authority to carry out military operations on those involved with a terrorist organization, including foreign states suspected of supporting such organizations. The president can also preemptively deploy military force against terrorist organizations.
