[quote=bigscreech]
I was damned if I do and damned if I don't... Last thing I want is the French and British intervention into Mexico and with the state of my army I'd be steam rolled by a leaser force
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Well, by the time the war is over the French and British will be fairly weakened despite if they win or lose. The United States will probably have been out of their war for a few years by then, you could always try talking to them. Y'know, Monroe Doctrine and all.