They absolutely were stupid enough to think that there would be one wave, and that would be it. They think like children, and only consider what's right in front of them. They never think about Steps 2, 3, etc.

Trump confirmed it a week or two later, when he actually told the media that they were shocked that they actually fired back, NOBODY could have predicted that. Hey loser, EVERYBODY predicted it, and they've been predicting it for years.