will be judged by how we help or hinder. a nation that surrenders its heart to harshness loses something that is not easily regained. and for america, the loss would be even more palpable, more profound because what we are in these types of moments is what defines our greatness on this planet. we have spent blood and treasure to stop this kind of desperation thousands of miles from home. but now here we are staring at kids starving, and they're just a stone's throw away. it's not enough to say that we bear no responsibility because we didn't create the problem. and, yes, you could argue america did have a hand in creating this by contributing to the desperation in some of these places these migrants are fleeing. but trump is now saying he wants to cut aid to these places. doesn't he see that that would only make this worse? vengeance is never a good policy instinct. but more directly, our