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> This has been attempted before, didn't go so well. That might give a clue, why we are in the current state of affairs.

Pakistan running itself off a cliff is not going well either.

I mean, the current state of Pakistan is due to widespread support for corrupt politicians by US and other powers in 1950s and onwards.

> Pakistan running itself off a cliff is not going well either

I mean, it's not going terribly either. For a nuclear-armed nation, that is.