choppork on Nostr: Because they almost lost to the Germans in the past who did lose to the Russians. And ...

Because they almost lost to the Germans in the past who did lose to the Russians.
And now they are old and nowhere near as defensible as in the past to any threat.
They also misplace their fear with the "enemy" instead of assessing if their "friends" are still friendly.
They've essentially acted like a circus lion trainer since ww2 with the US and we all know what happens to lion trainers eventually.