Among the many reasons dictators like Putin and Xi correctly assess the West as hopelessly weak and in decline is because we remain utterly incapable of coping with challenges. Orban's Hungary should have been removed from NATO and from the EU, but instead nothing has been done and nothing will be done - indeed, Orban's cronies are busy sequestering EU development funds into their pockets. Our inability to face up to reality and make hard decisions is ultimately going to lead to our demise. Russian forces may be incompetent and inadequate, but when we don't even get into the fight it's pretty clear where the advantage lies.