State should have understood the evolving game and would have readjusted her goal however we (read elites) were so busy in petty politics against our very own people. What is left with us is knee jerk reactions which are going to hurt us more than our enemies.
As the 1971 commission report stated, we didn't focus on the art of soldiery but instead became self-taught politicians.
Hence in the west, it's always said just to become the best at what you do and specialize in it. Now it's come to our knowledge GHQ are self-taught economists.