Analyst and academic Edgardo Buscaglia stated that there is a possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump may attempt to conduct clandestine operations in Mexico, as part of an alliance called the 'Shield of the Americas.' This initiative, promoted by the American leader with the backing of several Latin American governments, does not include countries such as Mexico, Brazil, or Colombia. Buscaglia noted that the history of U.S. interventions allows for anticipating such actions. From his perspective, the mechanism pushed by Trump seeks to provide political backing for actions that could be carried out even without the authorization of the Mexican government. The specialist explained that the United States has resorted to covert operations in various countries on multiple occasions. Former presidential candidate and head of government of Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, affirmed that there is a risk of U.S. intervention in Mexico. 'I believe that risk exists,' he said. For him, any attempt at unilateral military intervention would be a 'very unfortunate event for both us and the United States themselves.' On Saturday, March 7, Donald Trump announced the creation of a military coalition with right-wing Latin American leaders to defeat the cartels, in which Mexico does not participate, amid tension over a possible U.S. attack on drug trafficking on Mexican soil. The Republican leader presented the so-called 'Shield of the Americas' during a summit with 12 conservative allies from the region at Trump National Doral Miami, a golf resort owned by the president. During the event, the U.S. president said: 'Mexico is the epicenter of cartel violence,' although he affirmed that the Mexican head of state, Claudia Sheinbaum, is a 'very good person' with a 'beautiful voice.' Cárdenas pointed out that during this meeting, an 'anti-Mexican' position and 'a very disrespectful attitude even on the part of President Trump in his expressions' were shown. In response to the proposal by Aguayo on the resurgence of anti-Mexican stances and the possibility of a unilateral military intervention by the neighboring country to the north, the former presidential candidate expressed: 'I would go out into the street and express myself in all the ways I could express myself, I have no doubt about it.' This is not the only voice that has warned of a possible U.S. intervention. 'History tells us that yes, he is going to try to enter Mexico with clandestine commands based on this alliance that he seeks to give political legitimacy,' he said. That is, 'it is not about being alarmist in this case, the risk exists,' he stated during an interview conducted within the framework of the 'Conversations' series of El Colegio de México, directed by academic Sergio Aguayo. Cárdenas reflected on the complexity of the bilateral relationship, remembering that there are more than thirty million people of Mexican roots in U.S. territory who would be directly affected by a policy of aggression. This type of action, he affirmed, is part of recurring practices of U.S. foreign policy. As an example, he recounted his professional experience in the Middle East during the past decade: 'I was living in a city called Herat (Afghanistan) where it was very common to see American commandos entering Iran without the Iranians noticing to carry out special operations.'
