On Monday, men arrived in a boat at a beach in northeast Mexico and installed some signs signaling land that the U.S. Department of Defense considered restricted.
Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said late Monday that the country’s navy had removed the signs, which appeared to be on Mexican territory. “The origin of the signs and their placement on national territory were unclear,” the ministry said in a statement.
Strategically it’s far easier for the US to roll over the border and secure a neighbouring country compared to the logistics of supplying an occupation force abroad.
It’s not like they’re under any real threat of losing, and actors can already launch attacks from inside of the US without sharing a border.
Look at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for how well that can go.
Russia and the US are leagues apart in terms of military capabilities.
Would Mexico have the same financial and material backing as Ukraine has received?