But their means is terrorism. The way they exercise power is through murder and rampant violence and narcotics and through spreading fear and terror and their consequences. Designating the cartels as terrorist organizations is not just a paperwork notation. Okay, which box do you check on the paper? It means that we have an authorization. Look, we take out terrorists all over the world. (21:28–21:34)
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Asserts that designating cartels as terrorist organizations has significant implications beyond paperwork.
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