President Trump authorized Operation Epic Fury — a military campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missile arsenal and proxy terror networks — which the White House called the most consequential strategic military action in 47 years.

Days later Trump announced he is sending 5,000 troops to Poland — reversing a withdrawal order that had left NATO allies questioning America’s commitment to European security — telling the world in one move that the United States is not retreating from anything. NATO allies who had been bewildered by weeks of mixed signals woke up this week to a very different message — that America is back, it is moving its pieces and nobody should mistake patience for weakness. For the first time in years the world is not wondering what America will do next. It is watching and waiting — and that is exactly where Trump wants it.