Why would Trump get us into war?
That was what I meant by “bull in a china closet”.
“My concern at the time was that he would unintentionally incentivise someone else to start it. Not that he would start it or intentionally cause someone to start it.”
That seems odd to me, but perceptions are what they are. But as you say that’s no longer your opinion.
For me Dubya is the poster boy for a politician blundering into an ill-advised and unnecessary war, the invasion of Iraq for the purpose of deposing Saddam Hussein. A war that Trump presciently warned would destabilize the Middle East. It’s my opinion that Hillary is likely to repeat Dubya’s bad judgement, which is why she’s now supported by some of Dubya’s old neocon gang.
Trump by contrast wants to discourage the outbreak of war by repeating Reagan’s Peace through Strength policy. Obama’s purposeful weakening of America’s military has made the world a far more dangerous place where global troublemakers don’t fear the possibility of paying a huge price for acting ugly. Should Trump win I look for ISIS to learn a very hard lesson very quickly, but other than that I don’t see Trump looking for dragons to slay.