They’ve sent elements. Small groups. Invasion prep would see entire divisions deployed. For example the 300 101st troops recently sent are for “sustainment support” which is things like running food service.
Yes, US strength at the border is currently not ready for an invasion, not without substantial build-up (sending in a thousand troops into Mexico assuming the other 2k are support would be well stupid).
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets including U-2S, RC-135V Rivet Joint aircraft, and P-8As are in Mexican airspace and some US Cyber Command teams have been pulled and refocused onto Mexico. This doesn’t mean that they are preparing for an invasion (with several high-level arrests being claimed to have resulted from these Surveillance Flight which if true, would mean cooperation with Mexican government) but does mean that some type of operation might be conducted in Mexico.
“sustainment support” which is things like running food service
Hence why I referred to them as “additional support units”.
But nonetheless, yes you are right. It ain’t quite an invasion force yet.
They’ve sent elements. Small groups. Invasion prep would see entire divisions deployed. For example the 300 101st troops recently sent are for “sustainment support” which is things like running food service.
Yes, US strength at the border is currently not ready for an invasion, not without substantial build-up (sending in a thousand troops into Mexico assuming the other 2k are support would be well stupid).
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets including U-2S, RC-135V Rivet Joint aircraft, and P-8As are in Mexican airspace and some US Cyber Command teams have been pulled and refocused onto Mexico. This doesn’t mean that they are preparing for an invasion (with several high-level arrests being claimed to have resulted from these Surveillance Flight which if true, would mean cooperation with Mexican government) but does mean that some type of operation might be conducted in Mexico.
Hence why I referred to them as “additional support units”.
But nonetheless, yes you are right. It ain’t quite an invasion force yet.
Honestly, that is a route it could go. More like Vietnam than Iraq. We just keep building up “advisors” until suddenly it’s a whole war.