A decade before President Donald Trump's actions against alleged "narcoterrorists", a Pentagon report called for "direct military action" in the drug war.
In a report by the Institute for Defense Analyses, researchers presented findings based on interviews with top drug traffickers incarcerated in the US, on how to disrupt transnational organized crime.
The report prescribes more "direct military action" as a top-line solution.
The report, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, provides insight into major drug-trafficking networks.
Author's summary: Military sought drug war involvement.