[faeriechangling]

The US military couldn’t capture one man, Poncho Villa, the last time they entered Mexico and they pissed off most of the country in the process. How are they going to round up more than 100k while not overstaying their welcome?

Also I think the US military is not the best at fighting an insurgency.

[lifechoseme123]

"The US military couldn’t capture one man, Poncho Villa, the last time"

We also did not have a lot of modern technology in the time frame of the Mexican Revolution (Nov 20, 1910 – Feb 5, 1917)

...which goes along with the assumption that "The future will not look 100% like the past."

- "The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927"

- "Electronic television was first successfully demonstrated in San Francisco on Sept. 7, 1927."

[mullingitover]

On the other hand, neither did Pancho. The cartels aren’t exactly a bunch of dudes riding around on horseback wearing bandoliers.

[snypher]

Their operational forces are almost exactly that and could be engaged by the US military without troops even crossing the border.