THIS IS WAR.
Our side is going to lie to you.
Every day.
Instead of riding a roller coaster of hope and despair based on surface aspects, try and assimilate the FACTS I'm giving you, and put on your critical-thinking cap.
Given that the stakes are the highest we've ever faced, and given that the former Acting SecDef told us that Pence oversaw the most complex operations in the history of the US military, try and work it out for yourself.