Manifest destiny
The belief that American settlers were destined to expand across North America was an integral part of American culture in the 19th century
The destiny was vague
some viewed it as a mission to extend Republican democracy to people's across the continent while others viewed it as God's wish to civilize the
people of American institutions
Swing them across the new world
Various treatises were created to further this idea
buying the Louisiana territory from France and
Florida from Spain as well as fixing banners to extend American influence from sea to shining sea in this episode
We'll be looking at one more potential target for this belief system the Yucatan, Peninsula
The Yucatan had appealed to the United States for annexation as they desperately needed military assistance against a local mine
Uprising when this was brought to the United States government
President James K pulk mildly approve of the offer and it passed the House of Representatives but was blocked by the Senate
Signing the war in Mexico as their primary concern but for the sake of alternate history
Let's look at what would happen if the United States annexed the u Cataumet public, but first we need some history
The u khatallah was twice a republic during the 19th century the first in 1823 were joined the Mexican
Federation following independence
Mexico had gained independence Paine in 1821 as the first Mexican Empire
this Empire led by Emperor Agustin the first quickly had massive stability issues in
August the following year a plan to overthrow Agustin was discovered which encompass 16 members of Congress in late October the same year
Agustin had dissolved Congress as they were held like criticizing him and his policies
This led to revolts all across the empire and him eventually being deposed this also led to the formation of the Central American
Republic wouldn't encompass all lands between Mexico and Panama which have been unofficial provinces in the empire
From there Mexico was formed as a republic with the new constitutions put in place in 1824
This Constitution was repealed in 1835 putting in an era of the central's government
this centralist government caused a massive amount of rebellion and a republic declaration within the following years a
Rebellious star in the states of zakat Angus and Tabasco switch combined with a successful Texan Revolution 1835
Heavily weakened the government's control in the outer regions of the country when the French invaded Mexico in 1838
This is only furthered weakened
The central's control over the country sparking more rebellions in the Rio Grande and another rebellion to Bosco's the coton declare their independence
again
In 1841 sign the stripping away of local autonomy as the main cause
The original Central's government had accepted the bouton independence in some capacity
but when set to honest stages Kuhn 1841
He radicalize Essentials government and send an army to retake the territory
They managed to fight back against the Mexican army by were facing severe economic
Issues due to the bloc in Mexican trade and later blocking by the United States government and a war against local Mayan in
Desperation the Yucatan government pleaded with various governments for military assistance in exchange for sovereignty
But this alternate scenario what if the United States Senate passed the resolution?
to annex the Yucatan for this scenario to work within reality a few things would need to be changed first President Polk dies in
1846 shortly after the war with Mexico starts and Vice President George and Alice takes power
This isn't that hard to see happening as Polk's health was rather poor at the time and he had a habit of overworking himself
Once he left office at the end of a term
He died one month after Dallas was much more of an expansion on opportu sin nature
So long as the mexican-american war is going on
he will likely claim that acts in the Yucatan is a vital goal in defeating Mexico and
second the US government would have to be
partially blind in its
Understanding of the Mayan conflict the mind were far more numerous in any of the native tribes that the United States had dealt with
Previously and they were masters at juggle SATs. Guerrilla warfare
Was the Yucatan got some Mexican weaponry and small contingent so troops they managed to push back to mind from the major settlements
But they still had large control over the territory
This would be a constant and bloody conflict that'll last for decades in the territory in our timeline
It was until 1933
Now the last mine uprising occurred nearly 100 years from its start now, we know this in hindsight
but it is easily possible to imagine the US government seen them as an easy enemy and not taking the conflict as seriously as
It should have been so in this scenario
The USA stumbles into the Yucatan sometime in late
1847 and early
1848 and the supply of guns and a few troops allows the local
Yucatan to do some where to what they did in our timeline and I recapture significant parts of the peninsula
Though the mines Hill control large was a territory that's enough for the u.s
To convince themselves for a while that the Yucatan is easily winnable with that come to 1850
Missouri Compromise
The Yugo town would be allocated as a slave state which we still have the support of the local
population to some degree one of the large
Problems in the war against the Mayan was that they want to use them as a labor force to form the cash cups of sugar
and Hana Qin
It would be unlikely that the Yucatan would be a minute as a state in whole
More than likely it would either be kept as a popular sovereignty
Territory or a minute the whole region's the state even if the control is only nominal it's possible for this as well
Since the lengths of the works of Texas and even large parts of Texas itself aren't very suitable for slavery crop production
Regions of the northern Mexican states are possibly Baja
California as a whole will likely be annex in the scenario as well as a different
Negotiator would be able to secure more land from the district Mexican government and Santa Anas government was willing to see the underpopulated land
But what does this mean for the future?
well
the underlying political causes of the American Civil War would only be amplified in the scenario as
the drive for slave or free state balance and government would come to a head and the cause of
Occupying and protecting these new territories all of which has significant native
Populations and a large number of Catholic Mexicans would prove a major slaying point between the public it would be an unnecessary
war to wage in the Yucatan in the eyes of many and support back home for these services of
adventures likely when to hold for very long
By the time of the American Civil War the position in the Yucatan would be interesting to say the least
The territory would largely be sympathy to the southern cause as the southern population already had a style serfdom before the annexation
And the military presence would likely be of southern origin if man by a volunteer army
but the main concern for the yucatan would be of
Protection the mind would still be a present issue to the populace as you would be impossible before they pacify them just due to disease
terrain and the skill of the Mayan people
Regardless of which site the Yucatan goes with if one at all
Protection for the region would be severely limited and that weakness could very well be exploited as the military focus is back at home
but by the time of the Civil War local authorities within the newly conquered Mexican territory would likely attempt to build up a case for
reunification with Mexico
Sympathies went live with the Union or Confederate more than likely as the local population would be
considered largely second-class citizens within the United States
With many cultural and religious differences between the two
Mexico could possibly fund separate groups within its former land and
Possibly even wage war to take back the land but beyond that it's hard to say
I hope you liked this brief scenario about what would happen
If the United States annexed the Yucatan Republic if you'd like to learn a little bit more
If you'd like to hear another scenario about the United States annexing the whole of Mexico click here for the episode they did about that
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U.S. top diplomats comment on on-going denuclearization - Duration: 2:05.
Top U.S. officials are giving their own perspectives on how North Korea should go about dismantling
its nuclear weapons....
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is confident that North Korea understood the scope of the
U.S. desire for complete denuclearization.... while national security adviser John Bolton
pushed Pyongyang to move quicker.
Cha Sang-mi has more.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated that contacts with North Korea are ongoing,...
with him in the lead of the communication.
However,... during testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, Pompeo
refused to give any details.
He said he was not prepared to talk about internal discussions taking place with Pyongyang,
calling it inappropriate and counterproductive,... before adding that the North Koreans would
be (quote) "watching this hearing."
The top U.S. diplomat said he was sure the regime knew the scope of denuclearization
the Trump administration is calling for.
"The North Koreans understand the scope of the request that we're making with respect
to denuclearization, and the elements that would be required in one of those elements.
So, we have been pretty unambiguous in our conversations about what we mean when we say
complete denuclearization."
Pompeo also confirmed that no remains of U.S. soldiers killed during the Korean War have
been handed over by the North, but said he was optimistic they will be "in the not too
distant future."
Meanwhile, President Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton during his visit to Moscow
on Wednesday, had more to add on North Korea's denuclearization.
When asked whether Trump plans to attend the fourth Eastern Economic Summit in Vladivostok,
to which North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is invited, Bolton chose instead to express his
anticipation for the regime to start giving up its nuclear weapons without delay.
"I don't know the answer to that.
It's possible.
But I do expect that following the meeting in Singapore that discussions with North Korea
on the denuclearization of North Korea are going to proceed quickly.
At least it's our hope and expectation."
Cha Sang-mi, Arirang News.
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US Sends Coffins to North Korea for Soldiers' Remains - Duration: 0:58.
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Defense chiefs of S. Korea and U.S. to meet Thursday in Seoul to discuss military cooperation - Duration: 0:40.
Continuing his trip to Northeast Asia,...
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis will be visiting South Korea this afternoon,...
to sit down with his Seoul counterpart Song Young-moo .
South Korea's defense ministry says,... the two defense chiefs are going to discuss ways
to implement agreements made during the summits between Seoul and Pyongyang,... and between
Pyongyang and Washington.
The two military leaders are also expected to talk about the transfer of wartime operational
control to South Korea.
Currently the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, or CFC,... has wartime operation control,...
and discussions are ongoing about transferring command to South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff.
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U.S. takes Pyongyang's missile capabilities "very seriously": Mattis - Duration: 2:41.
James Mattis is in China.
It's the first stop in the U.S. defense chief's Asia tour,.... which includes South Korea
and Japan.
National Security Advisor John Bolton also travelled out of the country.
He's in Russia to discuss a possible Washington-Moscow summit.
Lee Ji-won starts us off with the diplomatic efforts to discuss various issues including
North Korea.
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in China on Tuesday and met with Chinese State
Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe on Wednesday to exchange issues
of common concern.
This is Mattis first visit to China, as well as the first time a U.S. defense chief visits
Beijing since 2014.
Wei said Mattis' visit will help facilitate healthy interactions and promote mutual trust
between the two militaries.
The Pentagon chief said that the military to military relationship is critical to the
broader relationship between their two countries and expressed his hopes that the rest of his
talks in China will be as "open and honest" as the talks he had with Wei.
Mattis is also expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later in the day, where
the topics of North Korea's denuclearization and the developments on the Korean Peninsula
are expected to top the agenda.
At a press conference in Alaska on Tuesday, before heading to China, Mattis told reporters
that North Korea's ballistic missile capabilities still exist today, and that the U.S. takes
them "very seriously".
But he added that for now,... there is full support for the diplomats who are trying to
solve the issue, namely U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor
John Bolton,... and that the U.S. will see progress in the days and weeks ahead.
Mattis is expected to travel to Seoul on Thursday for talks with South Korean Defense Minister
Song Young-moo, before heading to Japan the next day.
Meanwhile,...
Security Adviser John Bolton is expected in Moscow on Wednesday for talks with his Russian
counterpart and possibly with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin said on Tuesday the two diplomats will talk about international security and
stability, disarmament, regional problems and bilateral ties.
This is seen as an effort to pave the way for a possible summit between U.S. President
Donald Trump and Russia's President Putin.
Bolton is due to give a news conference Wednesday afternoon, local time, on the outcome of his
visit, and possibly on the details of the possible U.S.-Russia summit.
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.
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Defense chiefs of S. Korea and U.S. to meet Thursday in Seoul to discuss military cooperation - Duration: 0:47.
Continuing his trip to Northeast Asia,...
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis will be visiting South Korea this afternoon,...
for talks with his Seoul counterpart Song Young-moo.
According to South Korea's defense ministry,... the two defense chiefs are slated to discuss
ways to implement agreements made during the summits between Seoul and Pyongyang,... and
between Pyongyang and Washington.
The two military leaders are also expected to talk about the transfer of wartime operational
control to South Korea.
Currently the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, or CFC,... has wartime operation control,...
and discussions are ongoing about transferring command to South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff.
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Iran's Islamist Gov't Faces Collapse After US Replaces Obama Policy with Trump's - Duration: 2:32.
When President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear deal in May,
he called it a "horrible one-sided deal that should never, ever have been made."
In response, furious Iranian lawmakers set fire to the American flag and a piece of paper
representing the nuclear deal, and vowed to increase spending on the country's ballistic
missile program.
"With a national consensus, we will give the U.S. and Zionists a response that they
will regret," said parliament speaker Ali Larijani according to the Mehr news agency.
For the time being, however, it seems as though no one is regretting the loss of the deal
more than Iran.
It also seems like President Donald Trump's way of dealing with the world's lead sponsor
of terror has been quite effective so far.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif admitted to the Iran Chamber of Congress on
Sunday that the collapse of the 2015 nuclear deal would have "very dangerous consequences"
for the country, Radio Free Europe reported.
"We can talk the deal up, or talk it down.
But we should know that a failure of the deal will have very dangerous consequences for
us.
This is certainly not the (Iranian political) system's choice," Zarif said.
With the Iranian economy plummeting, protests have been mounting against the government
in full force.
"The Iranian rial plunged to a record low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial
market on Sunday, continuing its slide amid fears of returning U.S. sanctions after President
Donald Trump in May withdrew from a deal on Tehran's nuclear program," Reuters reported.
"The dollar was being offered for as much as 87,000 rials, compared to around 75,500
on Thursday, the last trading day before Iran's weekend, according to foreign exchange website
Bonbast.com, which tracks the unofficial market."
According to NPR, this week's protests in Tehran against the government were the biggest
in years.
Trump's decision to exit the deal had an immediate economic impact on the Islamist
nation.
As reported by The Daily Wire, "after President Trump jettisoned the Iran nuclear deal in
May, a huge Indian energy company cut its oil imports from Iran virtually in half; Boeing
announced it would not deliver aircraft to Iran; and Russia's second biggest oil producer
announced it had put on hold plans to develop projects in Iran."
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North Korea understands scope of denuclearization required by U.S.: Pompeo - Duration: 0:52.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated that contacts with North Korea are ongoing,...
with him in the lead of the communication.
However,... during testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, Pompeo
refused to give any details.
He said he was not prepared to talk about the details of internal discussions taking
place with Pyongyang, calling it inappropriate and counterproductive,... before adding that
the North Koreans would be (quote) "watching this hearing."
The top U.S. diplomat said he was sure the regime knew the scope of denuclearization
the Trump administration is calling for.
Pompeo also confirmed that no remains of U.S. soldiers killed during the Korean War have
been handed over by the North, but is optimistic they will be "in the not too distant future."
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Why U.S. combat troops don't use ballistic shields - Duration: 2:14.
Ballistic shields are carried by
police forces to stop or deflect bullets.
They make sense when establishing a perimeter,
approaching a high risk subject or
as a personal shield in a defensive situation.
They do not, however, make sense for
U.S. troops in combat, here's why.
And by the way, in this video I will
use the term ballistic shield to be an all inclusive
term for type 3A rated shields used by law inforcement.
- Whoa.
- A ballistic shield loses its edge on a battlefield,
and more so against an unconventional foe.
First of all, the shield is cumbersome.
The size and weight reduces a rifleman's
speed and mobility, two very important traits
that are not eagerly sacrificed by warriors.
It's always better to dodge a bullet than to block it.
- Whoa.
- A modern troop will already be equipped with
heavy gear, ammo, and a chest full of patriotism.
We don't wanna add more weight to their battle rattle.
The ballistic shield is lightweight
only in the sense that it weighs under 20 pounds.
It just becomes another thing to lug around,
with no comfortable method of carry.
Firefights can sometimes last hours, days,
or in some of the most brutal circumstances, months.
Warriors need to be as lightweight as possible
with the most efficient means of protection,
which is why some people suggest a shield, right?
- Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.
- Unfortunately, the ballistic shield
isn't the right tool for the job.
Unconventional enemies use high caliber
armor piercing rounds, most of what
you would find when fighting terror organizations
would rip right through a ballistic shield.
You just won't find the Islamic state
imposing their twisted ideologies with a nine millimeter.
An improvised explosive device
buried in the ground will effectively
neutralize any benefit of that additional armor.
Finally, most battles don't devolve into a
standoff sealed away from the rest of the city.
- Okay, everybody just calm down.
- Battle tactics involve soundly
defeating the threat which is much different
from the law enforcement objective to protect and serve.
Ballistic shields have earned their place
as a staple for law enforcement
because they have a specific purpose.
Those same shields offer little to
no benefit in military combat.
You know who does use the ballistic shield?
The NASA SWAT team, yeah that's a thing and they're awesome.
- NASA has a SWAT team and they're awesome.
That's right, NASA.
- Click the link below to check them out,
and while you're there leave us a comment and
weigh in on the best tactics you've
seen our troops employ overseas.
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