Why is Mexico's military so weak?

Mexican military is not exactly weak. On the contrary, only the best of the best men and women can make it through the different training courses of the Mexican Armed Forces. They may seem weak because of Mexico's diplomatic doctrine based on non ... read more

Mexican military is not exactly weak. On the contrary, only the best of the best men and women can make it through the different training courses of the Mexican Armed Forces. They may seem weak because of Mexico’s diplomatic doctrine based on non belligerance, this is, the decision of not taking part in conflicts against other countries, specially in wars of aggression. read more

2. Mexico's military is not very powerful, compared to the USA. According to CIA Factbook, Mexico's military has about 39% the manpower of the US military. This does not take into account military spending or fungible power, like diplomatic or economic strength. 1 and 3. It is debatable we would gain a lot of military strength from invading Mexico. read more

'The U.S. spends close to what the entire rest of the world spends in defense' read more