Now that is a flawed thinking, because you are implying that america can act with impunity and no one can stop it. That could not be further from the truth. People really ought to go back and reeducate themselves on the history of the world since the 14th Century. For it is not just that one studies history, rather to study the history and the international arena politics, through the lens of the Noble Qur'an. Without which, one would come to the assumption, as is in the quote above.
The days when america could unilaterally go to war or impose sanctions to destroy any country, or to force any country to its will. Those days have faded into the annals of history, a long time ago. A country constructed on the foundations of slavery and genocide, became a superpower and exponentially wrought destruction upon humanity, the likes of which have never been witnessed before.
Today, the balance of power has tilted and it is no longer in the favor of the West. america and the West have lost their advantage, which they held for over two centuries. Today, the world has become far more aware of the truth about the West, it's hegemonic tact, it's exceptionalist attitude and it's blood-lust for wars. From the wholesale genocide of the Native Americans (THE REAL AMERICANS), to the enormity of slavery of Africa, to the Chemical Weapons that massacred Vietnamese who fought for their freedom against the Colonialist-P!G which is france, to the war-mongering invasions of Panama, Granada and Cuba. The war and invasion of Iraq, based on the P!g-Headed LIE about WMD. To the indoctrination, training and proliferation of Western Grown Terrorists, masquerading around as Muslims.
Who can honestly think that this circus act which is the West, has anyone fooled? More and more of the world is waking up to the nasty and true face of the West.
So when someone says that Pakistan can be Blacklisted on some Western invented FATF and that would destroy Pakistan. They are far removed from the reality of the World, than ever before. FATF is a tool used by the West to subjugate weak countries. Pakistan, if I may be so blunt, is not a weak country. In fact, Pakistan has what Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Granada and Panama did not have when these countries were decimated by Western wars, sanctions and massacre. Pakistan has an ally which is not only one of the most powerful economic nations in the world, but also is a permanent UNSC member. Pakistan has Nuclear Power, which other states did not have. Pakistan has a powerful military, which has been consistently been becoming more powerful by every passing decade.
So sorry to say, today america is less than half the power it was 30 years ago. Today, Russia and China have risen in both military and economic power, and have garnered the support of nations who are defiant in the face of Western hegemony. Today's america is one which bled money, gushing trillions of dollars in their "Forever Wars." america's national debt today is $28.5 trilion and by 2029 this national debt will have skyrocketed to $89 trillion. That figure is the harbinger of america's collapse as a superpower. And that was all america was, a superpower, for a while.
I see there are those amongst us, who even today are desperately clinging to america as the preeminent power on the planet. They will be in for a painful reality, when Russia crushes america and the West's attempt at WW3. That day, they may or may not realize that america and the West's bet on Air Power, was a grossly over estimated. That day, some may (who use their brains and are not brainwashed parrots) realize that there is another kind of Air Power, far superior to the one the West clings on to.
The reality is, the West is collapsing, not just economically, but also politically, militarily, in terms of alliance and socially. Fortunately, the West is pursuing what it sees as its only chance at regaining its hegemony over the world, and that is WAR. Yes, you didn't read that wrong, I did type "Fortunately" because when it does happen, there would be no more Western hegemony left to bother the world. So if you are Muslim, and you happen to live in the West, and you have Imaan in your hearts .... I suggest you get the hell outta dodge, in a hurry.