00:00The U.S. is deploying 4,000 additional troops to waters around Latin America, according to CNN.
00:08The report says the Marines and sailors will be used to combat drug cartels,
00:13a focal point of President Donald Trump. The Navy officially announced a deployment,
00:17but did not give specifics on where the troops would go. The CNN report says along with the
00:22troops, a nuclear-powered attack submarine, several destroyers, and more are also being
00:27deployed. Officials who spoke with CNN reportedly said this is mostly a show of force for now.
00:33Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reacted to the news, saying interventionism is not one of the
00:39ways to solve conflicts. This deployment comes after an order from Trump directed the Pentagon
00:44to use the military to target cartels. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan.
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