The US has more military, economic and technological might than any other country in history, but that doesn't seem to apply to long term US Strategic policy making. It's one blunder after another, perhaps because of an overconfidence in said economic, technological and military might (and I'm not referring to Trump backing down, rather everything the US did leading into it).
Some might argue that, unlike China, the US puts an emphasis on 'democracy, human rights etc', but we all know that's hogwash, given US support for Israeli atrocities and occupation perpetuating the Palestinian dispute, or its support for dictators who openly flaunt any semblance of democracy or human rights in the GCC. Yet the US chooses to selectively pick fights under the justification of 'democracy and human rights', failing to understand the religious, cultural, political and geo-political undercurrents that end up having significant ramifications in the conflicts that the US enters/creates. The Chinese on the other hand are far more consistent & pragmatic about their international dealing.
