Yes that's right.
Only 16 years of endless war could have provided the opportunity for Bush and Trump to take the US down the slope of fascism.
 Only war could provide Trump the distraction to raise his ratings and end the investigation, while boosting the profits of the military-industrial complex,  increase respect for the media. enlarging the role of religious institutions, homeland security, police forces, pacify disenchanted workers, and  stop the liberal media "resistance",