Afghanistan worse off? Hillary a polished persona? These are the same contextless kinds of arguments used by the GOP. It's just not relevant stuff.
Oh and, technically, the President absolutely can start unilateral military whenever he or she wants. They can and they have. Trump must lose. It's as simple as that. He'll destroy lives, at a faster rate than Hillary, I'm certain of it. The perceived American imperialist conspiracy is just that, perceived. It's not as organized as that, and cult of personality, backroom deals, and corruption rule the day in the end.
Policy and education are the only way forward, nothing else will do much of anything at all. Not technology, not revolution, not economic collapse. If we don't get those crucial policies passed, if education is denied, the US is doomed.
I'll be honest, I think that those who constantly attack Hillary and, more often than not, let Trump off the hook, actually want to see the US crumble. That's not going to be good for anybody, long or short term, and it's certainly not going to be good for me or anyone I know or love.
It's not about the principle of the thing. That's just a way of backing ideology over the actuality on the ground. You've gotta cut your losses, compromise. That's part of life, not a "trap". The trap is the two-party system, not voting against Donald Trump...that's just common sense.