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Veracruz: Who’s at Fault? Looking back, the occupation of Veracruz by the United States seems like an avoidable situation that should never have happened. Why then, did our military spend more than seven months in Veracruz, most having forgotten why they were sent there in the first place. Today, using facts and logic rather than patriotic emotion, we discover that many were involved in the mishandling of the situation with Mexico. Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo and President Woodrow Wilson were the two most responsible for the United States’ unnecessary actions. The situation was further worsened by the difficulties of communication between our forces in Mexico and Washington. U.S. occupation of Mexico was directly forced by the absurd way Mayo handled what is known as the Tampico Incident. Warships had been stationed at Tampico both to protect the American nationals and await the arrival of the Constitutionalists trying to take the city. Tension was high when several American sailors and their commanding officer were arrested by federal troops for being in a restricted area without a pass. Th