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There’s about to be drone strikes out there so thats a no for me dawg

Maybe Roma Norte will be cool but thats it

US drones/aircraft have been flying over Mexico for ~15yrs and CIA also started flying them there under Biden admin at the request of Mexican gov. I'm skeptical Mexico would start using offensive drones though, they prefer helicopters for operations.

But these will be drones with missiles launched by DoD unilaterally

Not without Mexico's consent. Unless you think they would commit an act a war against Mexico... to fight cartels or something? Even Obama's drone strikes in Yemen was under approval of the Yemen gov, it's a very serious thing to do.

the new list just dropped, all the cartels are on it and listed as terror organizations

the US also has a history of ignoring sovereignty and saying the strikes weren't against the government, just the non-state terror organization

I also believe the US can coerce "consent" from a sovereign, if its more convenient to check that box

so like I wrote earlier, the gentrified parts of CDMX will be fine

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