I agree with that.
I will say that I have always bought into the idea of a rolling Islamic terrorist setting anyway, so I take it for granted the same folks move from one terrorist movement to the next.
Whether it’s al Qaeda today, or the Muslim Brotherhood tomorrow, or ISIS next week it’s all the same deal.
We will be mopping them up in 2780, if the can’t grow out of their 500 AD mindset.
A known quantity as a leader who isn’t your cup of tea, is still exponentially better than the next prospect you know nothing about up front.
He has a track record, and you know pretty much what he will and won’t do.
That’s the best we can hope for IMO.
Stay in the region and keep some lines of communication open and set reasoned limits.
Thoughtful post, but my position is what it has always been:
Bring our troops home and put them on our borders, ban Islam in western nations, close all mosques, and deport all Muslims. Then institute a pet-the-pig requirement to board a plane or enter a western nation. Let the Muslims fight each other in their own crappy countries.
Yeah, I know it will never happen, but I can dream, can’t I?