U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his administration would soon brief the Congress on its actions against drug cartels, emphasizing that a formal declaration of war was unnecessary.

He added that the next stage of the campaign would shift focus to operations conducted on land.

The U.S. military has been increasing its presence in the Caribbean, including deployments of guided-missile destroyers, F-35 fighter jets, a nuclear submarine and thousands of troops.

“Well, I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. OK? We’re going to kill them,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

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