Morgan Freeman reflects on Trump’s January 2026 threat to conduct military strikes against cartels in Mexico. At 89, Freeman watched Plan Colombia fail over 20 years despite $10 billion spent and thousands of soldiers deployed. Colombian cocaine production increased, not decreased. Now, Trump threatens Mexico with the same failed strategy. Freeman explains why military force has never defeated cartels in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, or Afghanistan—and why it won’t work in Mexico. The pattern always repeats: threats, operations, escalation, occupation, and cartels grow stronger.
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