Trump Claims Responsibility for Gulf Crisis

[Dill]

(06-07-2017, 10:06 AM)Vlad Wrote: Whats funny about Trumps tweet is that the MSM would have reported the event in the same manner had Obama went there and spoke of eradicating a radical ideology.....

Trump: "During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar

MSM:"During Obamas recent trip to the Middle East the president stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar "

The criticisms would have been handled with kid gloves.  This so called "crisis" under Trump at worst would be treated as "collateral damage" under Obama amid this unbridled affection the msm has for Obama.
Like everything else the libs have screwed up, its OK... because Obamas intentions were good.

Can't agree with you there, Vlad.

Obama would have said nothing public about any of these countries without routing it through his NSC and State department advisors first. He would strive to first understand what was happening on the ground, then consider the likelihood that Russia hacking was attempting to drive a wedge between US allies in the region and treat that as the threat. In private he would be on the phone threatening to cancel current arms deals with the Saudis unless they backed off--thus allowing the Saudis to save face.

So the problem is not that Trump spoke about eradicating terrorism--both presidents have.

The problem is that the Saudis perceived that something Trump said to them gave them permission to organize this embargo on Qatar.

Then Trump's tweet suggested that he backed the Saudis--against the country which supports the major US base in the region. He tweeted before he looked into the matter, now complicating the problem. Iran now has an opportunity to intervene in Qatar in ways it has not before, if Qatar accepts Iran's help.

Also, Saudi Arabia is far more guilty of sponsoring Sunni terror than Qatar.  Secretary of Defense and State are scrambling to sort this out.

Trump's public tweeting against an important US ally, and his backing of a power grab by Saudi Arabia, have made it difficult for either country to back down now. So the issue is not how the MSM do or do not report Trump vs Obama. The issue is how Trump has mishandled Saudi diplomacy and then threw gas on the fire with another unfiltered tweet.  Had he not done this, there would be nothing to report.