But I do recall, as I am sure you do, that the 'nation building' was preceded by 3-1/2 years of 'nation-pounding-into-a-smoldering-corpse-choked-hell'. Which was good and fitting.
Which is exactly the way you fight a war. You crush the enemy relentlessly until they lose the stomach to fight and beg for the chance to surrender. You then strip them of all war-making capacity. Then you build them back up.
But you do NOT fight them on one corner and kiss their asses on another, which is exactly what this president has done.