The Lame Duck Pardons a Turkey...

"Trump never created the alt-right in the US, but they have grown under his watch. They all support Trump and his policies. 

I have no doubt that Trump would try to remain in power for the rest of his life, if he had continued in a second term.
He would fill ever position with loyalists, even if the did not have the ability. (e.g. Scott Atlas). This would give him the power to change the constitution because "The Democrats had spied on his 2016 campaign". Trump had already been talking about another 12 years, instead of 4 years. 

Trump's second term would have started by firing anyone who disagreed with him, even a boot licker like William Barr. Key positions would be filled by Qanon and far right-wing misinformation and conspiracy specialists, taking America backwards. 

Calling for the arrest of his political opponents is Hitler stuff- or African Authoritarism populism votes, Russian communism etc. Bullying the media to try force an organisation like Foxx News to be his lapdogs. 
Changing the education system to promote the American master race etc, etc."

A crock of shit if I've ever seen one.

"Occupying a poor country with a completely alien culture and a fanatical religion is naive. You could only fail."

This is true, but once you made an error and invaded do you not compound the mistake by just leaving the country to fend for itself after you destroyed a large part of it, that just results in a power vacuum where potentially even worse people can obtain power - See Iraq, Afghanistan or indeed Libya for more examples.

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And exactly what I was trying to get Tante Dinnie to discuss but alas she ran away faster than her high heels could carry her.