Rome didn't fall to hit an run attacks, they fell due to financial problems, many barbarian tribes attacking them (going toe-to-toe), division in society due to the empire being to spread out over many lands with different cultures, vandals and religious controversy, the fact that the empire physically divided in two, unrest in the ranks of their government and supposedly lead pipping.

Untill I see proof that we wern't lied to due to falsified "intellegence" I will assume your/our governments are guilty of lieing untill proven innocent just like they assumed for Hussein.