Political theater in the Senate: accusations and express approval
While the United States Prosecutor’s Office dropped a bomb against the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha, and the Morenoist senator Enrique Inzunza, the Mexican Senate approved on fast track the entry of 12 armed US soldiers. Chance? In politics, coincidences almost always have a first and last name.
The long faces on Morena’s bench said it all. Adán Augusto López, the fine operator of the group known as “La Barredora”, locked himself in with Gerardo Fernández Noroña —who days before had met with Rocha— and even Miguel Ángel Yunes joined the conclave. The atmosphere smelled of concern, of uncertainty, that something was brewing in the pot of the 4T.
“Your father would be ashamed,” said PAN member Lily Téllez from the rostrum, after the president of the Senate, Laura Itzel Castillo, closed the microphone twice for wanting to talk about the issue.
What does the arrival of the gringo military imply?
Unanimously, the senators gave the green light to the entry of 12 troops from the7/o. United States Special Operations Command North Special Operations Group. They will arrive armed, on a US Air Force plane, to the State of Mexico for the SOFT 3 event, which seeks to “improve the capabilities of special forces units.”
The headquarters: Temamatla, San Miguel de los Jagüeyes and Santa Lucía, all in Edomex. The operation runs from July 15 to December 15, 2026. The official excuse: strengthen the bilateral relationship and counteract common threats.
The other side of the coin: Mexicans in Paraguay and Louisiana
Meanwhile, it was also approved for the “Holkan” team—eight Sedena soldiers—to fly to Asunción, Paraguay, for the “Fuerzas Comando 2026” competition. And not only that: 518 elements of the Anáhuac Battalion will travel to Fort Johnson, Louisiana, for “Rotational Exercise 2026”, with weapons, vehicles and special equipment.
The moral? Military cooperation is advancing, but in the midst of political storms that smell like fire. While some are training, others cover their backs. The theater continues, and we, the audience, are attentive to the next act.
