Writing at Middle East Forum, Seth Frantzman contrasts the emerging Trump doctrine with those of his predecessors and finds some new thinking and positive possibilities. His basic point: what the U.S. has done in the Levant for the last 50 years didn't work especially well, so trying new things makes sense.
It is interesting and, dare I say "fun," to read someone who has a positive view of Trump's approach to world affairs. I haven't been particularly displeased except for the post-Putin press conference in Helsinki which I found maladroit and worrisome.
Obama's actions and words were often anti-Israel and pro-Iran. The contrast with pro-Israel President Trump looks quite positive to author Frantzman, whose day job is as the Jerusalem Post's op-ed editor.
