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[–] florencia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 75 points 2 weeks ago

bUt iF MeXiCo sIgNs a dEfEnSe pAcT WiTh gUaTeMaLa tHeN ThAt's bAsIcAlLy aN AtTaCk oN Us! AnD We'lL NuKe tHeM If wE'Re aTtAcKeD.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Greentext leaked Trump's plan for 2025!

[–] draneceusrex@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

This makes me wonder how if the cartels and the Mexican military actually coordinated, and how that force would compare to Ukraine's. Mexico does have the 10th largest population in the world, while Ukraine is 44th.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 48 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Honestly, I think invading Mexico would be harder than it sounds.

That being said, the main difference between the US and Russia is that there’s no way the US would fail to gain air superiority.

[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 36 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It'd basically be impossible to occupy even with a large draft/mobilization. Mexico is 3x the size and population of Ukraine and the terrain varies between mountain jungles and desert plains.

America wouldn't have an issue handling their military, but a counter insurgency war would be unwinnable.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Exactly, the occupation would be completely unviable.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 14 points 2 weeks ago

Genocide, you say?

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Nonsense, just look at viet- Ira- Afghani- Uhhh.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 14 points 2 weeks ago

here’s no way the US would fail to gain air superiority.

We achieve Air Superiority and then use that to build a McDonalds and a Starbucks on every street corner. It's a perfect plan!

[–] draneceusrex@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed on both points.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

They would become immensely popular in the towns.

Government, population, and internationally backed cartels, armed to the teeth, already operating all in the US... It would make our wars in the middle east look like a walk in the park. Maybe even Vietnam.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe... But Cartels can be bribed much more easily than soldiers.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And the justification... Mexico is drifting closer to Russia, except Russia actually shares a border with Mexico and we already tried invading them once.

Also Mexico is tyrannical (glares at US) and corrupt (glares at US).

Also, Israel (our global pariah from across the world, like NK) joins the war... Is that taking the joke too far?