June 10, 2017
Dear Mr. President,
This is my 113th letter to you and the themes are becoming
very (almost painfully) clear. Today's
letter falls under the theme of Incompetence (surprise surprise). It's about you and Secretary of
State Rex Tillerson sending contradictory messages about the crisis in Qatar.
While Tillerson was urging the Gulf states to ease their
blockade of Qatar because of its "humanitarian consequences" (food
shortages, separation of families) as well as it's effect on the US (hurting US
businesses, hampering military operations at our air base) you were out there
A) supporting the blockade, and B) taking credit for it! I'm thinking that you probably didn't know
that our base in Qatar is responsible for all US military operations "from
Egypt to Pakistan and north through Afghanistan and all the way to the border
with Russia" and what a blockade would mean to us.
Now it has emerged that Russia possibly planted the fake
news story that led the Gulf states to sever relations with Qatar. It wasn't because of you or your recent trip
to Riyadh. Yet again, you are way off base and talking
about things that are totally out of your depth. But here's what concerns me more - if you
aren't on the same page as your Secretary of State, just who exactly are you in sync with? The Secretary of State should be your
right-hand man...number 1 on your speed dial.
You guys should go together like peanut butter and jelly. So what's going on?
I know you like to be seen as the guy in charge, but over
and over again you look more like the odd man out.
Sincerely,
Amy Beaton
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