Sheinbaum: US intervention in Mexico won’t solve drug problem

The President of Mexico says she’s not worried about a sudden U.S. military intervention in her country, such as the one that plucked Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his bedroom on Saturday. She also doubts American boots on the ground in her country would solve the root causes of drug trafficking, such as lack of economic opportunities for young people in Mexico and drug demand in the United States. “Few Mexicans agree with an intervention. Not only does it not help – who are they going to bomb? – but also our sovereignty will be defended,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday. “Last time there was an intervention, they took half of our territory. Intervention is not an option.” She was referring to the Mexican-American War of 1846, although the U.S. again intervened in Mexico in 1916 when Gen. John “Blackjack” Pershing led 6,000 troops into Mexico to chase Pancho Villa after he raided Columbus, New Mexico.