my god, I do remember guys like this. My uncle would tell me about how every girl in my school would be wearing a burka if not for the surge of troops into Afghanistan. Every bloodthirsty reactionary American got to live out a fantasy of impending subjugation from some imaginary Islamic State that would soon beat down the doors and force everyone under their rule.

the worst part is that some of what these idiot Americans imagined would happen did come true, it came true for people living in Iraq/Syria who came under attack from ISIS and it came true for Afghans now living with the Taliban, both of which can be squarely blamed on America in the first place. It was all projection the entire time.