To make it short and sweet, the Islamic pragmatists recognize this fact.
It is one thing to take on the West (christian or not).
It is quite another thing to take on the RED Chinese or even the still-RED Russians. These regimes will stop at nothing to defend their sovereignty without internal squabbling and descent.
Thanks for reading it and your feedback wmileo.
The Chinese don’t tolerate discussion or dissent anywhere. I wonder if they were in Afghanistan, instead of us, how they would handle it.