Qatar, wth?

[hopeless]

Seriously what's going on?

First there's claims someone hacked Al Jazeera causing false news to be released this resulted in three Arabic nations teaming up to deal with Qatar demanding Al Jazeera to be shut down.
Now Trump issued some message supporting the trio even though the US have a major military base there!
You know something awful is happening when Trump proves he needs someone to proof his tweets!

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Take into account Trump just sold them a bunch of weapons after accusing them of terrorism (the first time) too.

 

[Sithborg]

Fairly certain the weapons deal was with Saudi Arabia. It is Saudi Arabia feeling bold with the US's influence being extremely weakened due to the gutting of the State Dept.

 

[hopeless]

So has he even bothered to ask about shutting down that base before the other nations decide Qatar has no intention of complying with their demands?

Did Putin actually offer Qatar aid in this matter or the other side?

If the hacking claim is true was this all an attempt to have the US base shut allowing Putin to replace them with Russian forces?

 

[Sithborg]

Trump automatically sides with the Saudis because they treated him like a king. And you can bet the military is a bit upset with the situation, as they don't want to give up their base.

The demands are insane, though.

 

[CaptainWagner]

This situation is a massive mess. Trump threw a pile of fuel onto the fires in the Middle East and is throwing a crucial ally under the bus to give further power to an aggressive regime that is backing the terrorists we're trying to fight.

 

[Raiden]

This situation is a massive mess. Trump threw a pile of fuel onto the fires in the Middle East and is throwing a crucial ally under the bus to give further power to an aggressive regime that is backing the terrorists we're trying to fight.

In another words, it's business as usual for Trump's White House.

 

[hopeless]

So I assume he has no business with Qatar even if it is in the US interests but he has business with the others and doesn't care who gets hurt even his own people?