The result was a humiliation. Of course, the social reform problems in Central America still persist and have re-ignited most prominently in Chiapas, Mexico. Alternative news reports suggest the Mexican and US governments may be repeating mistaken policy as well. Events may not repeat in exactly the same way, but it is easy to see similarities. Trouble in Chiapas suggests political instability to US investors.
Investment funds dry up.
Mexico City panics. It does not view the revolt as principally a social one and feels compelled to stamp it out. The US military trains counter insurgency units in the Mexican army to carry out clandestine operations hidden from international view. The problem persists. The Guatemalan story has another ironic conclusion which is implicit in this book.