I agree with you, only if Muslims were that smart.... after the downfall of Ottoman's the Muslims failed to unite under one banner or centralized Govt or Khilafat. Its easy to pick on you when you are divided, EU learns that lesson hard way and look at them now, USA was blessed that all the messed up shit happen across the Atlantic ocean in Europe/ME and they had this natural protection of vast ocean.
China according to Chinese people are playing the long term game, wonder how that will fan out for them but if China has to come on top they have to get their boots dirty, without taking Taiwan no one will respect Chinese Military combat power, similar to that they are not openly supporting the Russians when the opportunity was given to them in a plate, China must realize that they needed Russian aggressive attitude towards EU in order to move forward in the larger geopolitical game, they learn nothing from Americans.
As for Pakistan and our leadership, we are a century behind every major regional power, I have no hope for our country nor its people, its doomed to die a painful and slow death.
I will show Russia's example of why delayed response and inaction are fatal and how they've failed by not learning from the Afghanistan fiasco.
We all know Western support provided to the Mujahideen and how it tilted the balance and allowed temporary Western means “friends” to fight back.
Russia, from its prior history and relations, should have known after USSR, the Europeans weren't some friends. They've slowly taken down any Friends Russia had in the Middle East and Africa and replaced them with Western despots. When Asad was down, they didn't come or provide weapons until he was on his knees. Joins the West in sanctioning its friends. Talk about blowing out your knees.
When the West was engaged in overseas ops should have used the same textbook example and provided arms to damage and weaken and inflict bodily injury.
One can say they were inflicted with Aman Ki Asha crap.
