Bombing Mexican Cartels Won't Stop Fentanyl A Republican-sponsored resolution would authorize the president to "use all necessary and appropriate force" against foreigners involved in fentanyl trafficking. Reason · Jun 26, 2023
Editorial: Fentanyl crisis won’t be solved by indulging in violent fantasies of bombing Mexico Many Americans nowadays know someone who died of a fentanyl overdose. The drug is highly potent and is slipped in with other illegal substances. From 2016 to 2021, the number of people in California who have died due to fentanyl-related causes increased from 239 to nearly 6,000. The Orange County Register · Mar 22, 2023
No, the U.S. Shouldn't Wage War Against Mexican Cartels There's little reason to believe that any of the tactics Republican politicians are proposing would be effective in keeping fentanyl out of the country. Reason · Mar 14, 2023
Conservatives Turn Further Against War—Except Maybe With Mexico While a conservative skepticism toward military aggression would be welcome, Republican standard-bearers are all too happy to sign off on war powers in other ways. Reason · Mar 3, 2023
Don fumes over spy balloons on his watch The Pentagon discovered the earlier flights but “never informed” Trump, Republican congressman says Salon · Feb 6, 2023
This Congressman Wants the U.S. To Use Military Force Against Mexican Cartels Like other authorizations for the use of military force—or AUMFs—it would be an unnecessary, unwise expansion of executive power. Reason · Jan 10, 2023
US Reps. Call on Biden Administration to Counter Iranian Attacks in Iraq US Republican representatives Guy Reschenthaler and Mike Waltz last week urged the Biden administration to respond to recent Iranian attacks in Iraq and deter future aggression. “It is deeply concerning that these attacks have not been met with a strong US response, and we believe this will only increase the… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 23, 2022
Republicans Accuse Biden of Lying over Qaeda in Afghanistan The killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan raised questions from Republican representatives who are already upset with the US withdrawal from Kabul, which fell to the Taliban a year ago. Joe Biden's announcement that the US had successfully killed the al-Qaeda leader was… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 3, 2022