I can explain today's confusion in America very simply:

IT HAS BANKRUPTED ITSELF, DENIES IT, HAVE NO PEACEFUL SOLUTION, GOING FOR WARRING SOLUTION

The balance sheet of the U.S. is stark:
Total national assets = $70 trillion dollars
Total national liabilities = $200 trillion dollars
Annual cash flow = ($1 trillion dollar)

It needed to borrow $1 trillion to finance operations every year since a decade ago, and will continue forever. It's central bank have already exhausted all ability to print fiat money out of thin air to finance government and big banks without cause drastic inflation. The Fed in effect, is no longer effective. Thanks Greenspan

Such a situation was 50% caused by runaway capitalism, 50% caused by runaway military war machine. A runaway empire. The actual WMD is the Wall Street banks. 

So now, with Trump in charge, he is changing strategy. 1) Cancel trade deals to stop the finance drain and debt. 2) Declare wars on the big powers in additional to the Muslim states.