I can only hope that the idea of an invasion or bombing is blowing smoke to contrast the Democratic support for assisting Ukraine, which Republicans claim provides no strategic benefits, with the Republican desire to reduce American deaths by attacking cartels who operate outside the law. I would like to think that this is, at most, post…
I can only hope that the idea of an invasion or bombing is blowing smoke to contrast the Democratic support for assisting Ukraine, which Republicans claim provides no strategic benefits, with the Republican desire to reduce American deaths by attacking cartels who operate outside the law. I would like to think that this is, at most, posturing to enhance post-election negotiations with the Mexicans.
If not, this would be catastrophic. Have we not learned from the wars of the past 60 years that invading a sovereign nation absent overwhelming popular support in the target nation (among other considerations) will invariably fail, leading to a horrific number of military and civilian deaths and the wasting of valuable tax dollars? Do Republicans understand that there are criminal drug-dealing organizations across the globe that would eagerly pick up the business opportunity from Mexican drug cartels, which themselves are already globalizing?
While we could be off fighting a difficult war, China would see this as an ideal time to grab Taiwan. At least, they will argue, they are only reclaiming territory that was once theirs. Despots across the world would claim that, like the US (and Russia), they are entitled to invade their neighbor due to some supposed domestic problem caused by the neighbor.
With enough of this sort of sabre-rattling, along with other bizarre MAGA sideshows, business interests may conclude that the Republican agenda will cause global instability, and begin quietly funding Democrats. What a strange time.
I can only hope that the idea of an invasion or bombing is blowing smoke to contrast the Democratic support for assisting Ukraine, which Republicans claim provides no strategic benefits, with the Republican desire to reduce American deaths by attacking cartels who operate outside the law. I would like to think that this is, at most, posturing to enhance post-election negotiations with the Mexicans.
If not, this would be catastrophic. Have we not learned from the wars of the past 60 years that invading a sovereign nation absent overwhelming popular support in the target nation (among other considerations) will invariably fail, leading to a horrific number of military and civilian deaths and the wasting of valuable tax dollars? Do Republicans understand that there are criminal drug-dealing organizations across the globe that would eagerly pick up the business opportunity from Mexican drug cartels, which themselves are already globalizing?
While we could be off fighting a difficult war, China would see this as an ideal time to grab Taiwan. At least, they will argue, they are only reclaiming territory that was once theirs. Despots across the world would claim that, like the US (and Russia), they are entitled to invade their neighbor due to some supposed domestic problem caused by the neighbor.
With enough of this sort of sabre-rattling, along with other bizarre MAGA sideshows, business interests may conclude that the Republican agenda will cause global instability, and begin quietly funding Democrats. What a strange time.