u/OceanSoap

Nothing wrong with throwing your weight around in this situation.

They are criminals, because they were here illegally. It would be different if they were legal migrants, but they're not.

And it wasn't an overreaction, it was a warning, meant to bend Colombia's will. And it worked, immediately.

Nope, Colombia caved within minutes.

You're behind the news. Colombia caved within minutes. No tariffs. The idea was to push them to take their citizens back, and it worked.

How does this destroy the US empire? It worked, Colombia caved within minutes.

It's a response to make them do it. And it worked. They caved.