The accusatory notion of throwback societies does seem to be an attempt to reframe long established societies as somehow inferior to the deformed newbie US concept of ‘civilization’.

US war games are really just a rather sad and childish way of saving face as the US timidly shies away from actually doing anything for real, since both China and Russia have now challenged the US’ greed-fueled slaughter of the defenceless.

Rehearsal for what by the way? It certainly wont be for a war against a real army. The US military has grown soft and complacent since all it has had to face are angry and very lightly armed farmers and peasants. Amusingly, it is struggling to defeat even them…

Countries are now more willing to simply ignore the US’ silly tantrums.

Come on China, offload a sizeable chunk of the US debt you hold onto the world markets and show the US government who really has global power!

The world would applaud you for taking the wind out of the US’ sails.