• alonsohmtz@feddit.uk
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    6 hours ago

    What? But people on the internet kept saying Mexico didn’t want the US to help with the cartels.

    You’re not telling me… the group was wrong??? 😱

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      2 hours ago

      According to Sheinbaum in this morning’s address, the operation was planned and executed by Mexican federal authorities, and pinpointed el Mencho’s location through their own strategic analysis of the information they had. The only involvement of the USA in this operation was the two-way exchange of information and intelligence surrounding the target.

      • hector@lemmy.today
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        2 hours ago

        The news I read said the intelligence was derived from a mistress of his. Idk it sounds like they got him visiting one of his mistresses, and maybe she didn’t have good operational security and loose lips or whatever. Not her fault he should’ve thought about that.

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      4 hours ago

      As the article says, Mexico said it didn’t want American troops in the country. There is no indication that that happened. The US contribution here, as far as we know just now, is information

      Even then, though, Mexico may well decide that even if it doesn’t want US troops, bringing them in to cooperate might be preferable to fighting the US over it when the US is being so belligerent

      • alonsohmtz@feddit.uk
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        2 hours ago

        Okay, so Mexico only wants some 🤏 help from the US.

        With the way things are looking, they might not have a choice if they actually want to stop the cartels.