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To be sure, there are obstacles to be overcome in getting tank production going in Mexico starting in 1995 with the first tanks rolling off the line less than 2 years later—quite serious obstacles. Success depends a good deal on political will and what resources can be brought to bear. I posit this development less because I think it’s very likely than to provide a pretext for suspension of or lessening of disbelief regarding the Second Mexican-American War—an event that never took place within the context of a bigger war that never took place. Either we rewrite the shape of things pertaining to this particular portion of the Twilight: 2000 chronology (a perfectly acceptable option for those inclined to go that route) or we try to jiggle and/or shape pieces that don’t fit together until they do. I belong to the latter school, though in truth I’ve used a combination of approaches in my work.