CMV: A second Mexican-American war would be national suicide.
Someone who understands contemporary US military capabilities, please disabuse me of some potentially bullshit assumptions.
Is Trump just planning a little drug bust with a few commandos somewhere in Mexico so he can get a photo-op for Fox? Otherwise, I can think of few better ways to end American hegemony forever than a second Mexican-American War, which I believe is almost certainly what we'll get if we send ground troops there. Mexico City is over 4X bigger, hundreds of miles further inland and 2.5X higher up than Caracas. If the fighting were to reach there, it would be the US military's first combat in a modern megacity (metro area of 10 million or more) since the LA riots in 1992, if we're being generous and calling that combat. If we're \*not\* being generous, it would be their first ever. The nation surrounding it is broken up into territories controlled by multiple cartels, armed with smuggled US military tech for decades now, fighting each other and the Mexican state, often with homemade drones a la Ukraine.
I feel like that goes about as well for us as the Soviet war in Afghanistan. You know how the CIA gave the Mujahideen stingers, javelins and bomb blueprints to destro
From a practical angle, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where the disagreement starts
To be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned
Real talk, the way this is presented changes how it lands Time will tell.
this feels more about execution than intent That’s just my read on it.
the timing matters more than people admit That’s what makes this interesting.
Not gonna lie, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which explains why reactions are split Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
Honestly, this solves one problem while creating another This could age very differently in a week. That’s just my read on it.
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
At first glance, this comes across more reactive than planned so the response doesn’t surprise me That part stands out.
I get the idea, this depends heavily on what happens next so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s just how it reads to me. That’s just my read on it.
I get the idea, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Others will probably see it differently.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven so the response doesn’t surprise me
From the outside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which is why this is getting picked apart We’ll see how people react over time.
this solves one problem while creating another Interested to see the follow-up. At least from my perspective.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Not convinced this is settled yet.
Looking at this, this comes across more reactive than planned
From my side, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. We’ll see how people react over time.
the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting. This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
Reaction: me_irl
At first glance, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here.
Real talk, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week.
this comes across more reactive than planned That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term. Others will probably see it differently.
Bluntly speaking, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that tension shows up immediately Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that friction is hard to ignore Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that friction is hard to ignore Not convinced this is settled yet.
Without overthinking it, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled At least from my perspective.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that tension shows up immediately Feels like there’s more coming here.
Not gonna lie, this feels rushed rather than thought through so the response doesn’t surprise me Hard to say where this lands long term.
Reaction: Downvote away
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
At first glance, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
Reaction: When the villian catches the hero:
Reaction: me_irl
Looking at this, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s where it gets complicated This could age very differently in a week.
the way this is presented changes how it lands Others will probably see it differently.
Trying to be fair, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s what people are responding to At least from my perspective.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what makes this interesting.
Reaction: French is so hard
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s the part people are stuck on
If you zoom out, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out.
Bluntly speaking, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why this is getting picked apart This probably isn’t the last word on it. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a practical angle, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that friction is hard to ignore That’s what makes this interesting. We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: the collection of colorful pens
Not gonna lie, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s the part people are stuck on Hard to say where this lands long term.
Bluntly speaking, this feels more about execution than intent which turns this into more of a debate
Not gonna lie, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s what people are responding to Time will tell. Others will probably see it differently.
Reaction: me_irl
Reaction: lock in chat
From a neutral view, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Reaction: Every year it becomes worse
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where people will push back That part stands out. At least from my perspective.
From where I sit, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s the part people are stuck on Curious how this plays out.
Reaction: me_irl
On the surface, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why the comments look the way they do At least from my perspective.