U.S. in worrisome situation at home and abroad


America’s position as a world leader is clearly fading. During my travels, I’ve seen the reaction to U.S. policy and performance, and we are not making friends. In fact, our relationships with other countries is tattered, perhaps even shredded. After the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, we have real work to do to repair international partnerships, and it won’t be easy, especially because other nations are facing some uncertainty of their own. At the same time, we have urgent needs at home simply because our country is deeply divided and, in many cases, people refuse to listen and go so far as to demean and delegitimatize. It’s imperative that we put these problems In Focus so we can truly understand this worrisome situation and figure out how to fix it.