Dear FRiend,
While triangulation is a good strategy, I would MUCH rather triangulate with the Chinese against the bloody Mahometan savages. At this point, we have a lot more in common with the Chinese than with murderous 7th century throwbacks.
If this were the case, we’d side with the bloody Mahometan savages, no because we have more in common with them, but because, if we won, we might have a better chance of crushing them later. The outcome of a US-PRC alliance against the Caliphate would likely be world-dominating PRC.