The USA needs to pressure test US command structures, communication tools, ground tactics, etc. The border with Mexico is the safest place to do this, both tactically and strategically. Propaganda is strong against the cartels, the troops are domestically stationed instead of stationed in a host country, the Mexican army isn’t strong enough to resist much, and the European world sees Mexico as a backwater.
This is part of the ramp up to hot conflict with China.
Amerikkkan soldiers high off their “victory” (an insurgency is still ongoing) over Mexico when they see 400000 PLAGF nanodrones descend on their humvee right as a hypersonic levels their FOB:
To be honest, war has changed quite a bit against Afghanistan. I’m sure they do have plenty of things to test. Though, this is all pointless in the big picture, as Mexico is by no means a “peer” enemy. It wouldn’t be anything like fighting Russia or China.
Any country that’s “hostile” to the “international community” that doesn’t also have a healthy budget towards developing or acquiring Lancet type weapons is being run by maniacs.
I’m not sure, exactly. Possibly because it was all about having a forward operating base against China they couldn’t test certain things without exposing themselves to Chinese intelligence. Fighting domestically allows them to do so without revealing as much.
The USA needs to pressure test US command structures, communication tools, ground tactics, etc. The border with Mexico is the safest place to do this, both tactically and strategically. Propaganda is strong against the cartels, the troops are domestically stationed instead of stationed in a host country, the Mexican army isn’t strong enough to resist much, and the European world sees Mexico as a backwater.
This is part of the ramp up to hot conflict with China.
How the hell was 20 years in Afghanistan not an adequate pressure test?
Because it yielded the wrong answer.
They need a win to build morale before going for the prize, I guess.
Amerikkkan soldiers high off their “victory” (an insurgency is still ongoing) over Mexico when they see 400000 PLAGF nanodrones descend on their humvee right as a hypersonic levels their FOB:
To be honest, war has changed quite a bit against Afghanistan. I’m sure they do have plenty of things to test. Though, this is all pointless in the big picture, as Mexico is by no means a “peer” enemy. It wouldn’t be anything like fighting Russia or China.
Any country that’s “hostile” to the “international community” that doesn’t also have a healthy budget towards developing or acquiring Lancet type weapons is being run by maniacs.
I’m not sure, exactly. Possibly because it was all about having a forward operating base against China they couldn’t test certain things without exposing themselves to Chinese intelligence. Fighting domestically allows them to do so without revealing as much.