User blog comment:Bovell/Opinion: We don't want Black Ops 2/@comment-71.177.84.75-20120221005618/@comment-1840877-20120221210301

Per the OP. MW2 did a pretty good job of showing the US of A as vulnerable (it was actually MW3 where the Americans pushed Ivan off the east coast). I always find that you get a better "feel" from a game when you're on the losing or weaker side.