America runs on money and thus tries to solve problems with money. The USSR ran on propaganda and thus tried to solve problems with propaganda. Taliban runs on Islam and thus will try to solve problems with Islam. Mongol Empire ran on quick cavalry and cavalry was their way of solving problems too...
And it applies domestically as well. I would argue that, e.g. American education system is one huge corrupt client state and you can't even withdraw from that one and leave it to random mujahideen to run.
And it applies domestically as well. I would argue that, e.g. American education system is one huge corrupt client state and you can't even withdraw from that one and leave it to random mujahideen to run.