Jack Reed: “It appears to me that we lost 10,000 soldiers, real boots on the ground, at a time we had stop-loss orders in effect.”

When President Trump cuts military exercises to flatter a dictator or punishes South Korea for declining to join a war he started, all of our allies – and adversaries – think that America’s commitments are negotiable.

Six months later, not a single objective has been achieved. Indeed, he has weakened our position in the Middle East and the world significantly.

The President has waged this war without public support or congressional consent, and it is far past time for accountability.

It is far past time for President Trump to recognize the lasting harm that Pete Hegseth is inflicting on the Department of Defense.