[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.