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The USA didn't invade Texas. Texians (Anglo Texans who had migrated) and Tejanos (Mexican Texans) alike were fed up with Santa Anna's rule and successfully rebelled, forming the Republic of Texas which lasted for 10 years, at which point the Republic accepted the American offer of annexation in a referendum. The Mexican/American war spun out of the aftermath of the annexation.

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My point is a country cannot invade itself. Chechnya is part of Russia the same way as Texas is part of USA.

>Republic accepted the American offer of annexation in a referendum.

A bit like Crimea then.

Nothing alike. Texas had it's independence on it's own well before trying to become a state.

Nothing alike. Texas had it's independence on it's own for 10 years before becoming a state.

Russia invaded Crimea and annexed it in months — about 9 years ago.

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