 Beyond all that is the crushing knowledge that this is bad for America, bad for its morale, for its confidence in the idea of its continuance. And of course, it is terrible in the eyes of the world. The proof that we can't hold it together. Europe was asleep when it happened. It was just after midnight in Paris and Berlin. And when they woke up to the news, it was clear that the target of the assassination attempt wasn't seriously wounded.