US rebukes Saudi Arabia over Qatar embargo in reversal after Trump comments - https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-embargo-trump

12 days ago Trump said in a speech that Qatar is a funder of terrorism. Five days later the US flogged them a warplane, the following day it announced a $12b arms deal with the newly rogue state. Many of us scratched our heads. Today, some of the Yanks' top bureaucrats are "mystified" about why Saudi, etc, have fallen out with Qatar. Trump appears more ridiculous by the day. It's difficult to take seriously anything he says or tweets because half the time he directly contradicts a previous statement or opinion.