ed note–a good representation of Trump’s seeming hostility towards Iran and the Islamic world, as well as why he has gotten so cozy as of late with certain infamous Neo-Con characters after having gotten elected. For him, priority numero uno is avoiding a war with Russia, and if that means he has to take characters into his cabinet who take a dim view of Islam but who are 1000% devoted to avoiding a war with Russia, then as far as he is concerned, it’s not the best option, but rather the ONLY option. Patton’s actions in shooting the 2 donkeys were not the result of his hating animals or taking a dim view of Sicilian peasantry, but rather the fact that a lot of men were going to get killed–including the man whose donkeys were killed–if the situation weren’t dealt with immediately.
The only chance (and personally, I think it is a slim one) that exists of ending this clash of civilizations between the Christian West and the Islamic Middle East is the path that Trump is taking, and while I certainly understand how Muslims must react to things Trump has sad/done that only inflames the danger they are already in domestically throughout America and the West, the fact is that Trump–as abrasive and unlikable as he may appear to be–is not your best friend in the White House, but rather your only friend.
