Sometimes a proxy war comes back to haunt you.
In the dis-United States, a proxy war usually comes back to haunt your successor. Politically as well as militarily, especially if you are a Democrat.
“Sometimes a proxy war comes back to haunt you.”
Like supporting the Muhajadeen in Afghanistan in the 80s and empowering a certain Osama Bin Ladin.
Play with a turd, get crap on your fingers. This is going to blow back on us in horrible ways.