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Originally Posted by tanksoldier
German submarine access to ports in the Gulf of Mexico wouldn't have made a difference?
Cross border raids into Texas, Arizona and New Mexico would have tied down thousands of troops needed elswhere.
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Unless those ports had the bomb-proof submarine pens seen in Europe they're not very attractive. Something closer to out of air range of US planes would work out better.
On a WWII scale the National Guard troops required to deal with Mexican border raids are penny-ante stuff. Less than one division. Especially with Mexico not getting any external logistic support. _Invading_ Mexico would be a bigger matter.