If this went off without a hitch,
it would be like telling the surrounding United States, Canada, Central America, and some South American countries,
"Don't mess with me, I already have a mature air coordination bombing system in place.
The moment you piss me off...
you won't have anywhere to cry."
When hunting, if a monkey bares its teeth and sneers at you, you have to keep your eyes on them, then pull out a weapon and aim it at them; if the beast still doesn't get it, then you kill the pheasant next to it.
To kill the chicken to scare the monkey.
The entire atmosphere was pervaded with the tension of an impending war.
...
May 24th,
Brazil.
This den, dubbed "Satan on Earth," exuded an air of heat and restlessness.