What is it going to take for us to get serious about the threat from the Mexican cartels?

Jaeson Jones, veteran Texas DPS intel and counterterrorism officer, joins us for his second briefing (here is the first episode) on the severity of the cartels' threat. They are no longer just drug cartels; they are essentially global terror groups that need to be designated as such, according to Jones. Their weapons, tactics, and infrastructure have taken a “quantum leap” over the past few years, and our government always seems to be a step behind. 

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Even Congress’ research arm vouches for president’s authority

Rock-throwing operations by the cartels are used as diversions

Cartels with armored vehicles

My blueprint for what Trump should do next 

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What is it going to take for us to get serious about the threat from the Mexican cartels?
Jaeson Jones, veteran Texas DPS intel and counterterrorism officer, joins us for his second briefing (<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-conservative-conscience-with-daniel-horowitz-1/mexican-cartel-violence-in-our-communities-and-our" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here is the first episode</a>) on the severity of the cartels' threat. They are no longer just drug cartels; they are essentially global terror groups that need to be designated as such, according to Jones. Their weapons, tactics, and infrastructure have taken a &ldquo;quantum leap&rdquo; over the past few years, and our government always seems to be a step behind.&nbsp;
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<a href="https://www.conservativereview.com/news/even-congress-research-arm-vouches-for-trumps-border-funding-authority/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Even Congress&rsquo; research arm vouches for president&rsquo;s authority</a>
<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/25/watch-people-hurl-rocks-and-insults-at-border-patrol-during-smuggling-attempt-at-texas-border/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rock-throwing operations by the cartels are used as diversions</a>
<a href="https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/08/23/photos-mexican-cartels-use-armored-vehicles-in-turf-battle-near-texas-border/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cartels with armored vehicles</a>
<a href="https://www.conservativereview.com/news/trump-should-revisit-3-executive-powers-to-break-the-border-impasse/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">My blueprint for what Trump should do next</a>&nbsp;
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