Graham wants military force to be used against cartels trends now

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Sen. Lindsey Graham on Wednesday released a plan to have Mexican drug cartels  labeled as terrorist organizations and pressed Congress to authorize the use of military force to destroy Mexican drug labs. 

The South Carolina Republican held a press conference on Capitol Hill where he stood alongside Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy to detail his plans. 

'I think John and I believe if there were an ISIS or Al Qaeda cell in Mexico that lobbed a rocket into Texas, we'd wipe them off the planet,' Graham said. 'They're doing that times thousands and our response is inadequate.'

Graham was referring to the scourge of fentanyl deaths plaguing the nation. 

'We're going to unleash the fury and might of the United States against these cartels,' Graham continued. 'We're gonna destroy their business model and their lifestyle because our national security and the security of the United States as a whole depends on us taking decisive action.'