Quote Originally Posted by Gman View Post
It's a moratorium, not a ban.
I believe President Trump saw a chance to make some political hay. He knew it would be challenged and likely struck down before it had much of a chance but if you're going to take a shot across someone's bow why waste it? 1)He can say to his constituents he did something. 2)He can really piss of the left and see how much flak is capable of being delivered, and how. 3)He can demonstrate that he means business. 4)Banning people/restricting travel from certain countries will get the leaders of those countries attention. Another tool for the bargaining table. 5)Lastly, this makes the conflicts, the corruption, the state sponsored terrorist activities, etc., "real" for the liberals with Muslim friends who can no longer travel, for the students with Muslim professors, for the scientists and engineers who live in the restricted nations, in short, for all those who preach the idea of "Islam is a religion of peace".

It wasn't about keeping terrorists out as much as it was a way of telling the world he's not going to let them walk all over us.