A pair of congressmen are pushing for an AUMF down south.
When it comes to foreign policy, the right has been suffering an identity crisis. Whether openly defending adversaries like Russia or fantasizing aboutwiping Afghanistan “off the face of the earth,” Republicans sometimes appear deeply confused about how U.S. military resources should be used. I’ll explore a new proposal in Congress that aims to significantly increase the military’s ability to engage in Mexico and Central America.
Republican rhetoric about securing the U.S. border with Mexico has never been tame or nuanced. But in recent years, it has become increasingly aggravated, belligerent, and even militaristic. For example, consider remarks made just this week by a high-ranking House Republican.
Many elected Republicans are pushing a noninterventionist line when it comes to hostile foreign governments, such as Russia amid its illegal invasion of Ukraine, while at the same time demanding the United States drop bombs on our neighbors to the south.
Now, a pair of lawmakers are proposing an Authorization for the use of Military Force(AUMF) to target the cartels and put an end to the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.