Secretary Marcelo Ebrard acknowledged that political relations between Mexico and the United States are going through a period of tension, but he assured that a direct military attack is considered "very remote," especially due to the deep economic interdependence between the two countries. "I do not rule out an attempt, although I see it as very remote," stated Ebrard Casaubón. However, the statement from the head of the Secretariat of Economy revealed Mexico's vulnerability to unilateral decisions from Washington in a context of growing international confrontation. In a television interview, Ebrard described the recent U.S. military action in Venezuela and the seizure of its oil as "bad news," calling it an act of aggression that sets back the history of the hemisphere by decades. He insisted on the need to act with "caution and astuteness".
