Reply #12: I don't believe most Americans can do that [View All]

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Because of nationalism. But both Mexico and Canada are even more nationalistic. Both countries would view this as a takeover by the United States. If the US thinks Iraqis are tenacious, it won't know what hit them with Mexicans. Canadians will talk it through and reject it; Mexicans will take out their guns. I think most Mexicans, not counting the political class, view the US a lot more favorably than many on DU would think. However, that would change in no time if they begin to believe their territory is threatened, which is how the discussion inevitably would be framed here.