Ever notice how Mexico never assists Western nations during wartime? Most especially how they commit nothing to the effort in the war on terror? Compare the Mexican GDP and Military Abilities with Romania. You would think someone who is such a friend to the US would be bending over backwards to help its ally.



Mexico
GDP $1.067 trillion
Military branches:
Definition Field Listing
Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena): Army and Air Force (FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Semar): Naval Air and Marines (2004)
Military service age and obligation:
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18 years of age for compulsory military service, conscript service obligation - 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
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males age 18-49: 24,488,008
females age 18-49: 26,128,046 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 18-49: 19,058,337
females age 18-49: 21,966,796 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males age 18-49: 1,063,233
females age 18-49: 1,043,816 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
Definition Field Listing Rank Order
$6.07 billion (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
Definition Field Listing Rank Order
0.8% (2005 est.)





Romania
GDP $183.6 billion
Military branches:
Definition Field Listing
Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces (AMR), Special Operations, Civil Defense (2005)
Military service age and obligation:
Definition Field Listing
after 1 January 2007 conscription will no longer be basis for military service; all military inductees (including women) will be volunteers who contract for an initial five-year term of service; subsequent voluntary service contracts would be for successive three-year long terms; minimum age for voluntary military service is 18; currently minimum age is 20 for compulsory military service, 18 years of age in wartime; conscript service obligation is for 12 months (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
Definition Field Listing
males age 20-49: 5,061,984
females age 20-49: 4,975,427 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
Definition Field Listing
males age 20-49: 3,932,579
females age 20-49: 4,076,288 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
Definition Field Listing
males age 18-49: 172,093
females age 20-49: 165,547 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
Definition Field Listing Rank Order
$985 million (2002)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
Definition Field Listing Rank Order
2.47% (2002)

Why would Mexicans want to support bush's mistake in Iraq? You are trying to stir up war feelings with Mexico now?

Why should they committ to your effort in the "war on terror", maybe they see this rhetoric as the scam it is?

One of the primary ways that Mexico asserts its independence from the USA is to have a foreign policy that makes sense, especially that is in the best interests of Mexico, even when such policy is contrary to that of the USA. They never feared Communist Cuba, or Sandinista Nicaragua. Their anti-Communism was sensible, not irrational. Ronald Reagan seriously tried to scare Americans into thinking the Sandinistas would invade Harlingen, Texas (seriously, he actually and seriously said that), whereas the Mexicans knew the Sandinistas wouldn't leave Nicaragua, let alone cross the Suchiate River.

Mexico, partly through its own inability to keep its own territory, lost one-third of its land to the USA in wars they haven't forgotten. Mexico did take part in world war two.

I seem to recall that in the late 1930's, Romania's army was larger than the USA's army. Or maybe it was Bulgaria.

Gore Lost, So now you are targeting the entire country? How can you sleep at night knowing that people who have never met you before hate you. Think about that.

Mexico's military isn't trained in the military walfare, its training consist mostly in internal affairs, like fighting drug trafickers and keep peace in the country, mexico hasn't has a war since the mexico's revolution more than a 100 years ago.