Top Pentagon Official Doesn't Rule Out Using Ground Forces To Take On Cartels

Source: International Business Times

A top Pentagon official didn't rule out the possibility of using ground troops to take on cartels in Latin America. Speaking during a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Joseph Humire, acting assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense, said the actions that have already taken place are "just the beginning. "He was referring to the dozens of strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific that have taken place so far this year, killing over 150 people.