It Can't Come Soon Enough

About a week ago, I used something like the sample program below to illustrate counting down to a possible government shutdown.  Today, I'll use the same technique to illustrate an even more dangerous situation.

Via tweet this morning, our Commander in Chief instituted a radical change in U. S. foreign policy in the Middle East.  Specifically, he announced to the world, against the advice of almost every significant member of the administration's national security staff, that our troops would leave Syria, because we have defeated ISIS ... during the Trump Presidency ...

Yes, he claimed credit for that.  Seems he doesn't care that it's not accurate.  Nor does he understand that pulling U. S. troops out of the civil-war-torn country could result in an humanitarian crisis well beyond those the region has already experienced.

So why a countdown again? 14 days from today, Democrats will take over the House of Representatives, and the Committees that body includes.  In particular, the Intelligence and Armed Services Committees will have something to say about this most recent aberrant policy move.

 for (int i = 14; i > 0; i--) std::cout << i << " Days to the Dems! ";

This new for loop counts down from 14 to 1.  If you have access to a C++ compiler, try the code; it works.  Its output represents a point in time where sanity can again have a role in American foreign policy.