In both cases, the aggressors claimed to have been "invited in" by a legal government that they were defending against "bandits" and "terrorists" supported from abroad. Soviet claims in this regard, on their border, are no less credible than those of the US for its aggression 10,000 miles away; that is, the credibility is zero in both cases. Nevertheless, the US, the West, and indeed most of the world, do not recognize the existence of such an event as the US attack against South Vietnam, though few are unable to perceive that the USSR invaded Afghanistan, and indeed this invasion is regularly condemned not only by Western governments but also by the United Nations.
Wakati Uingereza ikikataa kukubali kushindwa na kusalimu amri, Hitler alipanga kuchanganya hatua tatu ambazo zingehakikisha Uingereza inasalimu amri;- Kwanza kabisa, jeshi la anga la Ujerumani lingefanya uvamizi na kuharibu uwezo wa Uingereza kujitetea; Pili Uingereza ingevamiwa ardhini iwapo kama isingejisalimisha, na tatu ushindi ambao ungepatikana dhidi ya Urusi ungeondoa uwezekano wa Uingereza kupata msaada wowote ule toka Urusi, hivyo kuangamia zaidi na kumaliza hatari yoyote dhidi ya Japan, ambayo ingehamasika kusafiri katika bahari ya Pasifiki na kuivamia Marekani upande wa Magharibi.