Answer:
The US's decision to invade Afghanistan and also Vietnam.
Explanation:
These were both politically driven wars, mainly because of the US not wanting communism to grow in Vietnam and fighting terrorism in Afghanistan.
The US intervened by trying to stop how Vietnam runs it's country politically and by how Afghanistan runs it's country.
New Mexico helped in the Cold War by providing men to fight in the Cold War.
Also, New Mexican civilians employed people from national labs.
Can you be more specific and add more context? This has happened plenty of times across human history.
