Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico

Pentagon official: US military has no authority to do drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico

A top Pentagon official says that special operations forces do not have the authority to launch drone attacks at drug cartels in Mexico

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