How about no more ages of empires and allow the people to control themselves wherever they may live.
The problem is that Muzzies can't control themselves. Their entire world view is based on creating a global empire. So leaving them alone to "control themselves" just postpones the day of reckoning. Besides, they are not controlling themselves. There is some tyrant or other in charge at all times. There has only been one genuine Muslim democracy in history (Turkey) and it lasted only about 80 years, and it only lasted because it wasn't really Muslim, they went radically secular.
So, someone has to be in charge, It could be the Russians, it could be the US, it could be a local strongman, but it most definitely won't be the "people". Now, the question was, should we care if the Russians are the ones in control?