[Blue Team]

China regrets this incident only because it has unified the United States. They would much rather see us divided. I think China supported the Taliban with the notion that they were a thorn in our side, causing small to medium sized attacks on a seemingly never ending basis that would demoralize us and weaken our resolve.
I don't think they bargained on a massive attack that would stir up nationalism in America (after all, that's a virtue only the Chinese posess, right?). Their policy of blindly supporting any and all groups or nations that have a grudge against the U.S. is one that is bound to backfire at least some of the time. This is one of those times.

[The_Expatriate]

Their policy of blindly supporting any and all groups or nations that have a grudge against the U.S. is one that is bound to backfire at least some of the time. This is one of those times.

The US policy of blindly supporting any and all groups/nations that have a grudge useful to the US is one that is bound to backfire at least some of the time. This is one of those times.