The mexican war was the last justified american war that actually benefitted americans

It wasn't justified though. Polk was basically an imperialist who knew that if he sent troops into disputed territory along the Texas-Mexico border, he would likely be starting a war. In fact, I’d argue he hoped it would happen. To Mexico, it was an invasion. It was completely reasonable for Mexico to attack American troops, which they did. Polk couldn’t have designed it any better. He went to Congress urging them to declare war on Mexico, claiming that they “shed American blood upon American soil.” Congress, of course, went along with it. But it’s long past due that we all admit that the Mexican-American war was a war of American aggression just seeking to expand their borders.

>>17782540
>Cross into US territory
>kill US soldiers
>Cry when the American Giant stomps you into the dirt
Lolololololol. Should've purged them and claimed it all.

>>17782522 (OP)
>acquiring millions of mexicans overnight was a major success

Ok goldbergsteinawitz

>>17782561
>acquiring millions of mexicans overnight was a major success
Are you retarded?

>>17782540
Santa Ana was oppressing Texans

>>17782561
The Mexican territories annexed in 1848 had a population barely over 150,000, and most of those were natives.

>>17782553
you didnt do any of that

>>17782561
noseberg

>>17782561
You're retarded + obsessed. The Mexican Cession was virtually empty. The few thousand "Mexicans" living there didn't even call themselves Mexicans.
>>17782603
Texas chimped out because they wanted to bring their pet niggers to Texas. The government was gracious enough to gift land to American "empresarios" who were looking to populate the province and they immediately complained they couldn't legally whip some poor black bastard across the field all day.

>>17782522 (OP)
1898 benefitted Americans you dullard