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U.S. President Woodrow Wilson considered another military invasion of Veracruz and Tampico in 1917-1918,[23][24] so as to take control of Tehuantepec Isthmus and Tampico oil fields
Say ol' Woodrow pulls the trigger and the US Army successfully storms in;
doing so before the Mexican president sets the oil fields ablaze.
How would a direct annexation of both Veracuz and Tampico play out in the short term and long term?
What kind of military stomping would it take for the Mexican government to give it up?
Would the US engage in post-war ethnic cleansing? (population swap)