Side Story: Twenty Years Later_2

When the citizens of a country are all lazy and prone to theft, it's clear that this country has no hope.

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The countries siding with the United States are few and far between; even the previously staunch Five Eyes countries have tactfully indicated that they do not wish to get involved in conflict, asserting that any issue can be resolved through peaceful dialogue.

For a time, the United States, the former number one global power, found itself isolated by the whole world. It's a stark irony of reality: When you are strong, friends surround you, ready to assist at a call; but when you decline, you find yourself deserted, with no one standing by your side.

Faced with this situation, the Congressmen on Capitol Hill shouting about "starting from strength and status" and the hawkish politicians were dumbfounded, caught in a dilemma.

If they choose to fight, they risk the nation's ruin!