[Lazamataz]

ecause he believed the lies his sycophants told him about how powerful his military is, when in fact it was rusting away due to theft and neglect,

Now that we are the Soviet Union, this will happen to us.

[Eleutheria5]

It undoubtedly is happening to the US. Remember the “glorious triumph” in Afghanistan? Caused by excessive reliance on the Afghan government, and stupid planning, and more than a little possibility of a side deal with China, the Taliban and Iran, who now have lots of American ordnance.