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marble falls

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1. Imagine that. Take the proffits out of the trade, make it a profession that doesn't give any goon with a gun a job ...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Aug 9, 2025, 07:41 AM

Aug 9

... it's not the cartels, it's the users in the US that the cartels service. Drugs are market driven business, not a supply driven one.

Another thing? Quit sending US made weapons to the Mexican black market.

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Mexico rejects Trump's reported military plan against drug cartels [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 9 OP

Imagine that. Take the proffits out of the trade, make it a profession that doesn't give any goon with a gun a job ... marble falls Aug 9 #1

Trump invading Mexico seems to me like an inverted "Viva Max!" /nt bucolic_frolic Aug 9 #2

The US thinks it owns the planet malaise Aug 9 #3