“The only way to defeat these enemies is by unleashing the power of our militaries," Trump said.

Critics sceptical Pentagon chief’s plan for increased military force – amid rising US intervention – will stop drug gangs

Trump has pledged to reassert U.S. dominance in Latin America and push back on what he sees as years of Chinese economic encroachment in America's backyard.

“The only way to defeat these enemies is by unleashing the power of our militaries," Trump said.

“The only way to defeat these enemies is by unleashing the power of our militaries," Trump said.

President Donald Trump announced at Saturday's "Shield of the Americas" summit in Florida that a new military coalition will focus on cartels.

President called for regional cooperation in western hemisphere to counter China economic and political interests

The president offered to launch missiles in Latin America to combat criminal violence in a call to 'eradicate' cartels.

The US president laid out a muscular position for advancing Washington's interests in the Western hemisphere, pronouncing that communist-led Cuba was 'in its last moments of life.'

DORAL, United States: US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Latin American nations to use military power against the “cancer” of drug cartels, offering to support them with…