Yes, but we can actually make it happen (relatively quickly).

Last year, Navy SEALs from the Navy's Special Mission Unit parachuted in the dead of night to save a missionary. When's the last time the armed forces of Brunei did that? Or DRC? Or Azerbaijan? The answer is never. Intent != capability. I'm sure Paraguay wishes they could put commandos on the ground anywhere in the world in hours, but the fact is that they can't.

Being American is like having an American Express Card: membership has its privileges.

The Romans might not have been able to air drop centurians into battle overnight, so yeah, you might wind up a martyr for Rome, but when they eventually did get there vengance was a mofo.