Secretary Hegseth: The days in which these narco-terrorists, designated terror organizations, operate freely in our hemisphere are over. These narco-terrorists are the Al-Qaeda of our hemisphere, and we are hunting them with the same sophistication and precision that we hunted Al-Qaeda. We are tracking them, we are killing them, and we'll keep killing so long as they're poisoning our people with narcotics so lethal that they are tantamount to chemical weapons.
Secretary Hegseth: After years of neglect, the United States will restore U.S. Military dominance in the western hemisphere. We will use it to protect our homeland and access to keep terrain throughout the region. We will also deny adversaries ability to position forces or other threatening capabilities in our hemisphere.
Secretary Hegseth: We will achieve peace through strength, which is what the American people voted for, and what President Trump demands. And in doing this, we appeal to Almighty God, just as our forefathers did. George Washington, the founder of the War Department, appealed to God's providence during every step of our improbable revolution. On prayer. On bended knee, on the battlefield. Ronald Reagan did the same, appealing to Heaven, as the world hung in the balance. We do the same today with Jesus Christ as our guide. May he grant us the wisdom to see what is right, and the courage to do it.