Trump’s attitude towards fighting terrorists is clear and simple: if you think you see one, blow him up, and deal with any collateral issues later. No wimpy Obama-style liberal, he.
The problem with this approach is that it doesn’t work, as the failed effort in Yemen indicates. Military operations come with risks as well as rewards. Even apparently successful operations can ultimately create more terrorists than they kill, which hardly aids the cause in the long run.
It is essential to keep the big picture in mind when deciding whether or not to take military action in any given case. Is Trump capable of this kind of nuance? There is plenty of reason to doubt it; instead, it is more likely that we will see cycles of ever-increasing violence as his simplistic approach runs aground.