You can almost set your clock to the protests outside of US military bases in South Korea.
Like there are US personnel whose entire mission is to die as a speed bump during a North Korean invasion and yet many South Koreans want them out.
People are dumb.
Problem with this is external threats can solidify the regime’s hold.
It’s the opposite actually. Everyone got the Ukraine memo. If you don’t have nukes or modern weaponry, another country can and will invade.
The success of the modern weapons Ukraine have been receiving is also proof that in case of invasion you want these weapons immediately deployable, not delayed until your aggressor has laid minefields and trenches across your territory, and not with strings attached wherein you can’t actually hit your aggressors territory.
If Vietnam and Malaysia can be bullied into giving up territorial claims to China WTF is Nauru going to do in response to any pressure?
Non-story.
This is simply not true. Plenty of natives fought against other natives, whether independently, or with US troops, or for bounties.
There are people over Putin too. No ruler can rule alone and without consent, his rich oligarch buddies don’t want to cruise their yachts during nuclear winter.