| Yes. What an idiotic question. |
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
won the election and became, by the power of law and the constitution, the president-elect, contrary to the expectation and anticipations of many in and out of the US.
Throughout his two terms in the White House, regional leaders and political analysts were frustrated by Obama’s Middle East policies, which created mayhem, constant chaos and conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic...
and Libya. They perceived him as an isolationist and feeble president, manipulated by the Iranian and Moslem brotherhood lobbies and surrounded by amateurs, incompetent and sympathizers of the Arab Springs that spread across the region in early 2011.
This repetitive monotonous criticism was recycled by media outlets during the course of Obama’s presidency, resulting in a widening the gap between various Arab capitals and Washington, as well as generating an atmosphere of apprehension ‐ a juncture some faceless myrmidons have attempted to capitalize on by pushing Gulf States into confrontation with the US.
Now the Americans have chosen their next president, so what is our next step? Will we carry on moaning and groaning about the "racist" president who pledged to ban Moslems from entering Uncle Sam territories? Or will we adopt a more radical approach, while trying to explore other alternatives that are neither sensible nor practical?
US-Gulf ties
The relationship with the United States is a strategic matter for Gulf countries, due to its superpower status as the unchallenged great power in areas such as economy and technology etc. This is the same reality that pressed Iran, a country that chanted the slogan of the "Death to America" for decades, to reverse its course, in order to achieve deals with the US.
For us to start right, we have to distinguish between Donald Trump the "presidential candidate", and Trump the president. The first character is obliged to appease the voters, while there are domestic and international obligations and commitments that need to be achieved to gain popularity and power, lie ahead for the second.
Trump’s approach, his policy and the cabinet he picks will define and outline the relationships and alliance. Policies are established on building strong partnerships that safeguard the interests of all parties. Hence, we are obliged to be open realistically and effectively toward the new leadership in the White House through active diplomacy that knows how to build relationships with a vision to achieve its goals.