President Donald Trump has opened the door to launching military strikes inside Mexico to combat drug trafficking—and he hasn’t ruled out sending U.S. troops to assist.

After winning office promising not to get entangled in foreign wars, the president has declared he would be prepared to enter another potential conflict, this time with an ally across the Southern border.

Asked on Monday if he would be willing to launch strikes in Mexico or put American troops or personnel on the ground there to halt the flow of drugs into the U.S, Trump replied: “Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs? It’s OK with me.”

“Whatever we have to do to stop drugs,” he said.

He also raised the prospect of blowing up cocaine factories in Colombia, claiming it would save millions of Americans.

“Would

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