“state noun (COUNTRY)
C1 [ C or U ]
a country or its government:
The drought is worst in the central African states.
member state Britain is one of the member states of the European Union.
The government was determined to reduce the number of state-owned industries.
Some theatres receive a small amount of funding from the state.
affairs/matters of state formal His diary included comments on affairs/matters of state (= information about government activities).”
For fuck sake… : https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/state
“state noun (COUNTRY) C1 [ C or U ] a country or its government: The drought is worst in the central African states. member state Britain is one of the member states of the European Union. The government was determined to reduce the number of state-owned industries. Some theatres receive a small amount of funding from the state. affairs/matters of state formal His diary included comments on affairs/matters of state (= information about government activities).”
Still no, United States are STATES (plural), not a State (singular).
Are you retarded?
No, are you? (Wtf, is this reddit or something?)
“The US is a failed state” is just grammatically incorrect sentence.