To begin with, the Mexican War was not justified because the United States had no right to annex Texas. According to Jesus Velasco-Marquez from “A Mexican Viewpoint on the War With the United States,” he states that “From Mexico’s point of view, the annexation of Texas to the United States was inadmissible for both legal and security reasons. As a result, this evidence shows the US was not justified in going to war because Mexico …show more content…
According to President James Polk in Washington on May 11, 1846 “I had ordered an efficient military force to take a position” between the Nueces and the Del Norte (Rio Grande). However, according to Jesus Velasco-Marquez from “A Mexican viewpoint on the war with the United States,” the Mexican government reaffirmed the instruction to protect the order, meaning the territory located between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River. The evidence also shows the US was not justified in going to war with Mexico because the US advanced on Mexican territory but was upset that the Mexican government fought back because the territory between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River was actually a Mexican