Sri Lanka, Oct. 17 -- What a sham at Sharm el-Sheikh! A spectacle choreographed to satiate one man's thirst for glory. The same performance was on display in West Jerusalem just hours before the so-called world leaders' summit at the Egyptian resort town on Monday.

United States President Donald Trump's appearances in both countries projected him less as a statesman pursuing peace and more as someone afflicted with a psychological condition-perhaps a form of narcissistic personality disorder, which, according to the Mayo Clinic, causes the sufferer to yearn for grandiosity and admiration.

What could explain the presence of the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Sharm el-Sheikh, other than an opportunity for Trump to point at them and ...