Dutch Uncle
* Tertia Optio * Defend the Constitution
Everyone involved in that deal is dead. The organizations are defunct. The players are different. What stays the same if Israel's relentless move to take Palestinian lands.
There's a lot of dead between then and midnight tonight.
What would you do if a neighbor was constantly murdering your citizens? How is this different than the Pershing Expedition into Mexico to stop Pancho Villa?
If the Cartels murdered Americans in El Paso or Brownsville, why would it be wrong to send a military force to the headquarters of those Cartels and anyone who supported them?
https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/pershings-mexican-expedition
The small American town of Columbus, New Mexico, was the site of a major event 100 years ago today. On March 9, 1916, spurred by events in the Mexican Revolution, General Francisco "Pancho" Villa's forces attacked the camp of the 13th Cavalry Regiment. In reaction to this attack, President Woodrow Wilson appointed General John Pershing as commander of a U.S. Army expeditionary force that was to capture Villa and police the U.S.-Mexico border. Called the Punitive Expedition at the time, this was just the beginning of a lengthy search for Villa that never resulted in his capture, now known as the Mexican Expedition. It took place March 14, 1916, to February 7, 1917.
Why did Villa attack? It's complicated, but here's a quick summary. The Mexican Revolution was an uprising that impacted the social, economic, and political life of both Mexico and the United States. The United States had become heavily invested in Mexican mining, railroads, and oil operations and protected these investments through military and political interventions in Mexico. In support of their people, Mexican revolutionary leaders sought land reforms and the nationalization of these operations. At one time, President Wilson supported Villa and then later withdrew support. Angered by the reversal, Villa attacked.