US polling discovers growing distrust among the American public of the US
military, a previously highly trusted institution.

The US military continues to decline as it is used, abused, and exploited in
pursuit of US hegemony around the globe.

As the pursuit of hegemony drains America back home, fewer back home are
qualified to serve in the military abroad, thus a vicious, inescapable cycle is
created.

References:
* Global Times - As US standards fall, military less trusted:
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202308/1295758.shtml

* Politico - Americans' confidence in the U.S. military lowest in 2 decades, poll finds:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/31/americans-confidence-in-the-u-s-military-lowest-in-2-decades-poll-finds-00108969

* Wall Street Journal - The Military Recruiting Crisis: Even Veterans Don’t Want Their Families to Join:
https://archive.is/tXUpr