Sure, they are unrestrained communists and the enforcement arm at that.
When the balloon goes up, they will revert to bananas they are.
Yellow and dropping in bunches.
When they encounter armed Americans.
When they encounter armed Americans.
Yet they continued on mission even after the Berlin wall fell, through the breakup of the Soviet state.
Absolutely they can be defeated, but the thought that they might just dissolve when the going gets tough is just a fantasy. And planning for that fantasy is like planning for a wondering cowboy to show up and rescue you as you run out into a blizzard with no coat.
“When the balloon goes up, they will revert to bananas they are. Yellow and dropping in bunches.”
I like your simile. :)