We are losing with North Korea, getting closer to nuclear war. We are losing with Russia and China, which are expanding their power unchecked. We are losing in trade as imports from China and Mexico hit records. We are losing with longtime allies that condemn us. We are losing with our secretary of state, undercut by his own boss. We are losing with our former national security adviser, now a felon.
Earlier this year, Trump proclaimed that a deal in the region is “maybe not as difficult as people have thought over the years.” As recently as two months ago he said this of his administration’s peace plan: “I want to give that a shot before I even think about moving the embassy to Jerusalem.