Trump Calls Cartels Terrorists. Is That Enough To Go To War?

13/10/2025 10 min
Trump Calls Cartels Terrorists. Is That Enough To Go To War?

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From Consider This from NPR:Nearly a quarter century after the September 11th attacks, the Trump administration is using the language of terrorism to target a new enemy: Latin American drug cartels.The president says the U.S. is in armed conflict with drug cartels.Scott Detrow talks to a Bush-era lawyer who says the powers of war are too extraordinary to use against crime.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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