Last month the Mexican military took out El Mencho, its top leader, with intelligence assistance from the United States. That's exactly the kind of cooperation that we need to participate in. Action to take on the [cartels] has to be taken in partnership with President [Andrés Manuel López Obrador] and the Mexican government, not by unilateral American military action as Trump too often suggests. Finally, let me speak about two developments this week that cut to the heart of our American democracy. First, is Iran following US and Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear infrastructure, ballistic missile capabilities and senior leadership? (14:44–14:58)
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Asserts that action against cartels should be in partnership with the Mexican government, not unilateral U.S. military action.
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