I have a friend who has studied Rome extensively. I asked him about the decline of Rome. He told me, “Rome was great so long as her Legions were great.”
our modern day Legions are worn out from “contingency operations overseas,” our equipment is outdated and beyond its life expectancy, our military morale is down due to the social experiments forced upon its members, our military sees that no one has their back, they see their benefits continually being threatened and/or eroded.
Yep, we are Rome, sad to say...