Ignatius: Trump’s ‘Trip Is Mirror Image to Obama’s Eight Years Ago’

‘The theme of Trump’s trip is I’m going to embrace our friends’

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IGNATIUS: "Joe, it’s fascinating to see this trip in mirror image to Obama’s eight years ago. The theme of Obama’s trip was, 'I’m going to reach out to our enemies.' The theme of Trump’s trip is, 'I’m going to embrace our friends.' It’s that simple. Obviously the friends being embraced are really delighted. Just a final caution. Selling $110 billion of arms to Saudi Arabia is not doing to make the problems of that region better. I don’t think so. We’ve tried it. The second thing is that at some point sensible people, certainly the President of the United States, has to help lead the Sunni stronger, more confident Sunnis toward some kind of easing of this terrible tension with Iran, which is ripping the Middle East apart."

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