Move aside Griswold's. It is that wacky Trump family off to the Middle East. First stop is Saudi Arabia, the heart of Sunni Islam. You will remember Donny's fondness for Muslims and his congenial remark" they hate us". You may also remember his criticism of President Obama for not using the phrase" radical islam terrorists" because if he had it apparently would have had some talismanic effect and would have gone far to solve all Middle Eastern problems. Oddly enough, Donnie forgot to use that term. In addition, Donnie apparently has a Manichaean View of the world where there is good and evil. Saudi Arabia, repressive monarchy that allowed Wahhabism to flourish is now in Donnies eyes on this side of the good. Additionally, he has now decided to take sides in the Sunni/Shia religious dispute, backing the Sunnis.How did this happen? Well, Donnie obviously booked the Royal vacation which included pomp and circumstance, flattery and lavish banquets and even a a participation in a really nifty sword dance where are lots of old men hold swords and do a kind of dance step reminiscent of Elaine on Seinfeld or perhaps what Rodney Dangerfield called the dance of the dead. Apparently US foreign policy will now be back autocratic Sunni States against Shia states, most particularly Iran.
Donnie also gave a speech in Saudi arabia that was surprisingly sensible. That is, the world of Islam needed to rid itself of terrorists. He didn't say how and perhaps he thinks that all that needs to be done is to wage war against Iran.
The family next to visited Israel and Palestine. You will recall Donnie thinks that ending the conflict between those two shouldn't be all that difficult. Both Abbas and Bibi expressed some optimism for ending the dispute. It is probably noteworthy that vexatious subjects such as settlements, borders, an independent Palestinian state and one or two capitals in Jerusalem were never mentioned. So, other than atmospherics, it's hard to imagine what it was actually accomplished.
Most importantly, the family had a great time and Melani and Ivanka got to wear a lot of swell new clothes. Also, particularly in Saudi Arabia, Donny was spared all that tiresome criticism and demonstrations. Most importantly,.he was having so much fun and flattery that he had very little time to tweet so that we all got too enjoy the Trump family Desert vacation.
Now, on to Europe. Donnie is going to tell those guys a thing or two.
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