As we close in on 8 months of what was originally not a war, but an "excursion," the gravity and reality of what has been done is front and center. The president continues to SAY that things have never been better, that "we won," while also claiming it’ll be over "very soon"—an oxymoronic combination. But the president's ACTIONS tell a much different story. They are acts of desperation. Trump choosing to reject America First is reaping a whirlwind of consequences.