Trump should have run in 2000. (He was likely still a liberal democrat, though) Trump, along with 9/11 would have got the border secure with none of the saudi knob slobbing special breaks they received under Mush.
Yep. If you opposed the Patriot Act or the invasions you were a “traitor”. The FR has always had a strong contingent of jingoistic morons. Anyone who knows anything about MidEast history knew that any attempt at occupation would fail. The Romans couldn’t pacify the tribal warfare and they crucified people. Nation building was doomed from the start. Western politicians never lack for hubris.