Nobody is scared of the big bad U.S. military when a morale psyop with the media as allies, combined with an upcoming election and the opposition party saying "all is doomed", means that determined goat herders with AKs can win any war lasting longer than 6 months.

Moreover, we don't even use the military to defend our own border.

Look, I am not a pacifist. The US military is good for sharp and quick fights, like Grenada or something. It's useless after that.