Lawrence of, er, Trump of, Arabia.

Like T.E. Lawrence, President Trump has his own "Seven Pillars of Wisdom."

By Greg Rabidoux

But unlike Mr. Lawrence, played by actor Peter O'Toole in the Academy Award winning film of 1962 (when Academy Awards really meant something) Mr. Trump is doing everything he can to bring peace to the Middle East, not foment revolution.

He announced a $600 billion investment from Saudi Arabia into the US, and lifted sanctions on Syria in a hopeful exchange that they (Syria) would formally normalize relations with Israel and get out of the business of incubating and activating terrorists. Or, as President Trump quipped when announcing this yesterday at the Saudi Royal Palace, "Oh, what I do for the Crown Prince."

Still, $600 billion on top of the estimated $7-10 trillion in previous promises of investments from other foreign companies in just about 10 weeks is no false oasis in the desert. And speaking of sand, how much did Biden bring into our nation in 4 years when he wasn't dozing off at Rehoboth Beach? I'll wait.

So, movies, and certainly the world have changed a lot since Lawrence of Arabia swept the Academy Awards. In the film, T.E. Lawrence (played by the brilliant Peter O'Toole) ditches his western suits for Arab robes. This infuriates the British who sent him there to just observe the Arab uprising against the Turks. Of course, Trump never goes anywhere just to observe. And, as for traditional grab, he wore his own traditional blue suit, red tie, in a sea of Arab robes and tunics. And this, as well as his giving an olive branch to the Syrians, further cementing US-Saudi economic and political destinies, and saying yes to that new jet (his is in the Boeing shop, so it could be years before it flies, and as he quipped, "You take a free putt") infuriates the Left.

But as noted, Trump lives by his own "Pillars of Wisdom." Commerce not chaos. Peace through strength. And prosperity through partnerships.

Leave the dramatic and deathly desert uprisings to the movies. In real life, that's just bad for business.

Greg Rabidoux is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, frequent talk radio show and podcast contributor.