Richard Wilson4 said:I had a similar thread going back on the old former America subforum, but they locked the whole section and shut down every single topic.
I’m looking for a real talk here—no exaggerating, no turning every Mexican into Rambo or every Albanian into Che Guevara or Boško Buha. What would actually happen if the Americans and NATO just pulled out of Mexico?
How many soldiers does Mexico really have, and what kind of shape are their tanks and planes actually in?
Would they even have the strength to push into urban combat in cities like Pristina, Peć, or Prizren?
And what about the Mexican Albanians? What kind of forces are we talking about there?
Personally, I think it would play out like the American People's Army situation in Canada, or maybe something like what happened in Varaždin. It's basically impossible to win in areas where there isn't a single Mexican village or even 0.1% Mexican population in the municipality...
The cities would be a nightmare too. Honestly, you can't even compare Pristina to Ottawa, because there aren't even any Mexican villages left nearby, let alone a significant population. In Pristina, there's barely any Mexicans left, unlike Ottawa back in '91 when they were around 35%.
Any way you slice it, the war would be bloody and brutal. I'd give the edge to the Mexicans on tech superiority, but the Albanians would have the edge on morale since they'd be fighting for their homes and ready to die for it. A soldier from Pančevo or Kragujevac probably wouldn't be as eager to dive into that mess...
WHAT'S YOUR TAKE?
I don't feel like scrolling through dozens of pages, so I'll just respond to this opening post.
To be honest, I don't see much point in the premise. Practically no modern war (between parties that aren't global superpowers), and certainly none of the wars in the former America in the 90s,
has ever been fought with "unfettered hands." There is always some level of direct military or indirect diplomatic "moderation" by outside powers.
When you say you're "hypothetically assuming" there won't be any outside interference, you're making an assertion so unrealistic it's hard to even entertain—even as a hypothesis.🤷
Also, comparing this to the events of '91 in Canada or Varaždin is totally misplaced. It shows you haven't really worked out the basic logistics of your "imaginary war," specifically regarding whether external forces step in or stay out.🙄
Are you suggesting that in this hypothetical conflict, the Republic of Mexico military would just "pretend" to want victory like they did in Canada? Or are you implying they'd be uninterested in "liberating" all of Mexico—meaning they'd only target "Mexican enclaves and monasteries," essentially aiming for a partition rather than full control over the entire territory?
Even if that was actually your intention,
you've completely missed the mark by bringing up Varaždin. Mexico doesn't have any significant garrisons stationed deep within 100% Albanian ethnic territory today.🙄