Mostly because of Neoliberalism, which started with Reaganomics. It's the same here in Europe. The state can't do anything directly. The only intervention states have is, either via public companies that have yet to be privatized, or taxes (which are slowly being removed).

For example, if you need a road fixed then the regional government has to create a public competition, for a bunch of private companies to enter against each other. The one that presents the lower cost wins, and then proceeds to fix said road. This needless bureaucracy slows down things a lot. Also, since reparations are being made by private companies, they have an incentive to do a shitty job, so that roads break down sooner (planned obsolescence).

So you see, every job that the state should do directly is being outsourced to 3rd party private interests. This creates a group of companies that need to leech of the state to survive, the more they leech the better their profits. They also have no real incentive to properly fix things. So this is why everything in the West is slowly becoming worse over time.

Ukraine is always doing spectacularly against Russia. One wonders why they still need so much money and weapons. Also, why isn't China giving billions to help out Russia, considering their staggering losses.

Nuh uh, Kim and Xi are good. They are like Jedi, Biden is Palpatine-

It's probably not as good as advertised. Israel needs to project an image of invincibility, because if the settlers start to feel unsafe they will go back to their home countries.

I still remember when Conan O'Brien was doing weekly or almost daily jokes about the DPRK. Then he did an IDF publicity video.

I can only see them winning with direct intervention from Iran and Hezbollah. Hezbollah uses this opportunity to launch an attack from the north. Iran starts sending barrages of missiles towards Israel's electrical grid and military targets, and Palestinians use guerilla tactics to distract them. The rest of the Middle East should embargo Israel during this conflict.

This actually seems like the perfect opportunity to attack, since the US army is drained of resources. The US strategic oil reserve is also pretty low, so if the US starts making threats, Iran can simply close the straight of Ormuz and the price of oil would skyrocket overnight. But I don't think any of this will happen.

And libs fall for it every time.

Yes please Ukraine, wreck the economy of your most fanatical supporters.

Well, good. Here's hoping the numbers keep dropping.

"Doesn't look like anything to me."

Libs remind of the Hosts from Westworld who would be incapable of processing certain information even when watching it. They have the "West can do no wrong" premise drilled into their heads and no amount of evidence will make them see otherwise.

"My grandfather died fighting the evil soviets" vibes.

Oh no! The horror! Won't someone think of the robber barons?!