ShapurII
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There's a clear trend here:A little offtopic but you are right comparing the American alliance vs the Soviet/Russian alliance. Losers sided with the latter. Just look at India, which was way ahead of Pakistan in 1947 in most ways but the Pakistanis rightly sided with the West to become a very capable military.
The Russians suffer from 'The Russian Disease'.
1- Alliance with the US: Imperial Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait
2- Alliance with the Communists: Cuba, Venezuela, Libya, Saddam's Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, Belarus, Nicaragua, Somalia
It is no coincidence when the pattern repeats itself in every case.




