In the first time that the US Army has been classified as such throughout the history of the index 9 years ago, the Heritage Foundation issued an assessment in which it described the US Army as "may not be able to achieve victories in wars," considering that it is declining compared to its Chinese and Russian counterparts.

The index measures America's ability to win two regional conflicts simultaneously, whether in the Middle East or the Korean Peninsula.

This indicator, issued by the foundation, says about the army classified as the first in the world: "it has become unable to meet the demands of defending vital American interests," describing its Air Force as"very weak".

This indicator contradicts the rating of the "Global Firepower" website for 2022, which ranks 140 armies, and the American ranked first.

The report, titled The "US military power index", returned the army's decline to" years of underfunding and poorly prioritizing, "according to the Daily Mail.

In addition, according to the assessment, the army suffers from:

A historical decrease in the recruitment of new personnel.

Increased suicide.

Mental health crises are escalating among his ranks, according to the agency "Associated Press".

Extension of military contracts for periods exceeding the terms of their contracts.

Excess weight prevents young Americans from passing Army exams.

Pentagon data reveals that the suicide rate within the military increased by more than 40 percent between 2015 and 2020, and jumped another 15 percent during 2020.

Regarding the branches of the US Army, the assessment was as follows

The Marine Corps is "strong".

Space and naval power are "weak".

The Air Force is "very weak".

The army's modernization programs are still suffering.

According to the data of the Institute for Strategic Research, the US ground forces are short of 15 thousand people and 7 thousand for the National Guard, and the naval and air forces have completed only 10 percent of the new soldiers, and the Marine Corps only 30 percent.

The American retreat corresponds to the development of the capabilities of China, Russia and North Korea in recent years.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the report gives"a warning that only by paying a high price can the war be deterred or won".

Former US national security adviser Robert O'brien agrees, saying that the military suffers from the inability to wage an all-out war.

In an interview with Fox News, O'brien explains that "US aid to Ukraine has exhausted the Stinger and Javelin missiles, we have nothing to provide Taiwan, we cannot modernize our nuclear arsenal.

In his words: "we have never been so weak".