Morocco, Nov. 22 -- This column was originally about the five day long MEDAYS 2019 conference organized under the auspices of the King of Morocco that ended Saturday. Only a relatively few Americans and no US government officials joined some 600 to 700 delegates from Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia including a very large Palestinian delegation. And a number of current and former presidents, prime ministers and senior officials, were present at this conference on The Global Distrust Crisis: Facing Subversion and Uncertainties.

It was patently clear to the participants as to who was the major contributor to this disarray. But beyond an unhealthy dose of anti-Americanism present, the unmistakably stated intent of the Trump White Hous...