Mexico rejects U.S. military intervention proposal
The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, firmly opposes any potential U.S. military action against drug cartels within Mexico.
President Claudia Sheinbaum strongly opposed any possible U.S. military interventions on Mexican soil. Her remarks were in response to statements made by Ronald Johnson, the newly appointed U.S. ambassador, who did not dismiss such a possibility. "We do not agree," Sheinbaum said during a press conference.
Johnson asked if the U.S. should take military action against cartels on Mexican soil, responded by saying: "Should there be a case where the lives of U.S. citizens are at risk I think all cards are on the table".
Claudia Sheinbaum also assured that in this regard, "there is very good coordination because there is respect between both countries, there is collaboration within the framework of our sovereignty".
"Mexico is to be respected," stressed the President of Mexico at the end of her statement.
The new U.S. ambassador to Mexico "doesn’t rule out any possibility"
Johnson, a retired military officer, stated in a Thursday statement, which was highlighted on the front pages of Latin American media, that "all cards are on the table" when it comes to combating Mexican drug cartels within Mexico, should the life of an American citizen be threatened.
The newly appointed ambassador spoke this way while appearing before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was responding to a question about whether he agrees that the U.S. should not engage in any military actions against drug cartels on Mexican territory without the knowledge of the Mexican government.
