You raise good points! Thank you. I was also thinking about this particular subject. And I feel that the answer lies in one of Q 's remarks: avoided Z.  I fear that should our involvement be of a different nature, more active, we might experience a chaos equal to Z. Since that chaos is not maga, carries a lot of anguish and suffering for many people, this was the best option.  Then there is the waiting. It gives you time to think, what if.... Indeed, I stole that line, but true. Patience.  Is one of the main virtues.