I&#x27;ll also submit that The Powers That Be have learned it sucks to create a power vacuum and deal with the fallout (see: Iraq, Afghanistan for examples)<p>The developed nations&#x27; abilities to crush a military opponent doesn&#x27;t solve all problems, something we&#x27;ve been aware of for a long while and had recent reinforcing lessons.<p>I know the US had strong roles in rebuilding both Japanese and German governments post-WWII, but those were both circumstances that were dramatically different than this.  (And, since HN has lots of informed people, some of whom are doubtless facepalming at my statements, I&#x27;d love to see some resources that describe those efforts with some depth and hopefully not a one-sided view of things, just for my own enlightenment)