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róisín_dubh

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12. This will not end well

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Nov 3, 2025, 11:32 PM

Nov 3

Mexico has a lot of problems- a lot. It doesn’t need the US military in the mix. They have a strong (if not problematic) military and an incredibly strong civil society.
The cartels are armed to the teeth.
I reckon the first US soldier captured and tortured by the Zetas will end any American support for this in an instant.

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This will not end well róisín_dubh Nov 3 #12