[CurlyDave]

...our other trading partners waiting for a deal are watching closely and will be incentivized not to make any concessions if we let Mexico get away with doing little or nothing. We have to push Mexico hard. Other negotiations depend on it...

Exactly right. AND, Mexico is the weakest of the players aligned against us, therefore the easiest to get to cave in.

Once Mexico has fallen, the rest will give up. If Mexico wins, we have no future.

[Starboard]

Once Mexico has fallen, the rest will give up. If Mexico wins, we have no future.

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That’s it in a nutshell. If we can’t push Mexico to accede to our demands then nobody else will. We cannot afford to appease Mexico at our expense. This is a must win situation.