I’d also argue that in the absence of information, we were right to be worried in 2001, and to prepare for the worst.

With Trump, it’s not even IMAGINING what he might do. It’s a question of what he SAID he will do - round up and deport 11 Million people, shut down mosques, ban Muslim immigration, register Muslims, abandon any agreements on Climate Change and all regulations on carbon emissions.

With Al Qaeda, we were trying to imagine what they might do. Here, we’re left trying to figure out what, of all that he promised, he won’t try to do.