He played the hands he was dealt. He had Paul Ryan and a skeptical GOP senate.
He was faced right out of the box, Iran, NK, Syria, Iraq, China, and beaten down, pulled back military.
The worst thing would be to start things off with no funds for the military.
He gave them all they want, “appropriations” money still has to be used, so he could get the largest military budget passed.
He then lobs a few bunker buster bombs, hits Syria a couple times, then sable rattles NK and Iran... and he’s the new sheriff in town.
No, very smart, and he did it alone. Paul Ryan and company did nothing to help him...
You're too kind. My hypothesis which gets stronger every day is that Ryan and his fellow travelers threw not just a few conservative US Senate seats, but the House majority.