You really are naive enough to think the President of the United States of America is going to actively DEFEND the sacred soil of the United States of America?
It may well actually come down to the two gentlemen you mentioned.
Not enough people today remember a Japanese Admiral who knew what could happen when you get the AMERICAN PEOPLE really upset with you. It was in all the papers at the time, but today’s media is with THEM.
Yep I am naive.
I used to patrol those borders myself for free with them 2 fellers