Dan Crenshaw Calls for Military Force Against Cartels: ‘These People Are a Lot More Like ISIS than They Are the Mafia’

CAVUTO I want to ░░░░░░░░ to Dan Crenshaw right ░░░░░░░░ the Texas congressman kind ░░░░░░░░ to join us He ░░░░░░░░ his own ideas and ░░░░░░░░ about what s happening ░░░░░░░░ the border This one ░░░░░░░░ need to involve the ░░░░░░░░ S military Congressman good ░░░░░░░░ see you Maybe explain ░░░░░░░░ s got you very ░░░░░░░░ concerned Crenshaw Well look ░░░░░░░░ recently introduced AUMF an ░░░░░░░░ Use of Military Force ░░░░░░░░ the cartels and any ░░░░░░░░ organizations that traffic fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ So why now and ░░░░░░░░ not years ago These ░░░░░░░░ drug cartels have been ░░░░░░░░ for awhile The difference ░░░░░░░░ is fentanyl This is ░░░░░░░░ a drug problem this ░░░░░░░░ not a war on ░░░░░░░░ problem This is a ░░░░░░░░ problem And they are ░░░░░░░░ about 80 000 Americans ░░░░░░░░ year And the Mexican ░░░░░░░░ does very little to ░░░░░░░░ this And I think ░░░░░░░░ should be bipartisan efforts ░░░░░░░░ Congress to pass an ░░░░░░░░ Use of Military Force ░░░░░░░░ deal with them If ░░░░░░░░ that simply gives our ░░░░░░░░ more leverage when trying ░░░░░░░░ get the Mexican government ░░░░░░░░ do its job its ░░░░░░░░ on thwarting immigration which ░░░░░░░░ cartels also control and ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl coming north across ░░░░░░░░ border and killing American ░░░░░░░░ These people are a ░░░░░░░░ more like ISIS than ░░░░░░░░ are the mafia You ░░░░░░░░ saw a war in ░░░░░░░░ state of Sinaloa after ░░░░░░░░ Mexican government arrested El ░░░░░░░░ s son These cartels ░░░░░░░░ actually battle close air ░░░░░░░░ They re battling government ░░░░░░░░ This looked a lot ░░░░░░░░ Mogadishu it looked a ░░░░░░░░ more like Mogadishu than ░░░░░░░░ does your typical organized ░░░░░░░░ battle These people are ░░░░░░░░ equipped they set up ░░░░░░░░ operating bases that are ░░░░░░░░ armed right near our ░░░░░░░░ and they re extremely ░░░░░░░░ They re some of ░░░░░░░░ most capable most well ░░░░░░░░ most dangerous organizations on ░░░░░░░░ planet And they are ░░░░░░░░ there And Mexico is ░░░░░░░░ risk of becoming a ░░░░░░░░ state We have to ░░░░░░░░ together with their government ░░░░░░░░ deal with this CAVUTO ░░░░░░░░ m curious I wonder ░░░░░░░░ Mexico would think of ░░░░░░░░ troops at the border ░░░░░░░░ this cartel in line ░░░░░░░░ attack They might interpret ░░░░░░░░ differently What kind of ░░░░░░░░ have you gotten Crenshaw ░░░░░░░░ we ve always had ░░░░░░░░ getting the Mexican government ░░░░░░░░ work with us You ░░░░░░░░ it to a country ░░░░░░░░ Colombia We ve been ░░░░░░░░ with Colombia for decades ░░░░░░░░ was very involved throughout ░░░░░░░░ 90s in the cartel ░░░░░░░░ there and then throughout ░░░░░░░░ guerrilla wars We called ░░░░░░░░ Plan Colombia And it ░░░░░░░░ a very successful operation ░░░░░░░░ s made Columbia into ░░░░░░░░ it is today which ░░░░░░░░ a much better country ░░░░░░░░ it was 20 30 ░░░░░░░░ ago The Mexican government ░░░░░░░░ always resisted more U ░░░░░░░░ involvement and that s ░░░░░░░░ their detriment And so ░░░░░░░░ are at a point ░░░░░░░░ where their resistance is ░░░░░░░░ only hurting them it ░░░░░░░░ killing our citizens And ░░░░░░░░ s when we have ░░░░░░░░ say enough is enough ░░░░░░░░ re going to cooperate ░░░░░░░░ us We have an ░░░░░░░░ here that we ve ░░░░░░░░ the president military authority ░░░░░░░░ and so you better ░░░░░░░░ with us Because we ░░░░░░░░ t want to do ░░░░░░░░ without you but we ░░░░░░░░