June 19, 2017
Dear Mr. President,
I heard quite an amazing story on the BBC while driving home
from work the other night. Apparently we
sold $12 billion worth of F-15QA fighter jets to the country of Qatar during
the SAME WEEK that you said, "The nation of Qatar has unfortunately been a
funder of terrorism, and at a very high level.
The time has come to call on Qatar to end its funding." You said that on Friday but the sales deal
was signed on Wednesday. The letter of offer and acceptance for purchase was
signed by Defense Secretary James Mattis, so he obviously knew what was going
on (as did everyone at the Pentagon). I'm pretty sure that Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson also knew what was going on because he said, "The blockade
is hindering US military actions in the region and the campaign against
ISIS." in an attempt to get four Gulf countries to ease their sanctions on
Qatar. Tillerson's statements were in
direct opposition to yours (you will remember I addressed this in a letter to
you on June 10) and made you look like an out of touch idiot (as usual).
Now I know I've said this before but it bears repeating…you
clearly have no idea what the hell is
going on in your own government! As
President of the United States you should be in near constant communication
with the Pentagon, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense, especially
if you are going to shoot your mouth off about international issues. You should know about a $12 billion arms deal to a primarily Muslim nation. A president should know of what he speaks, so
just get briefed before making public comments. Sheesh, it's not that complicated.
The real kicker is that this was not a sudden sale; it didn't just spring up out of nowhere. This deal was put together a few years ago during
the Obama administration and was known about by everyone – except, of course,
you. How embarrassing. It's like not getting invited to your own
party.
Sincerely,
Amy Beaton
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