Tillerson called for the Saudi-led bloc of nations to ease the blockade on Qatar. An hour later, Trump contradicted him.

By artappraiser on Fri, 06/09/2017 - 8:02pm |

@ WashingtonPost.com, June 9, 45 minutes ago

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wanted to resolve the week-long Persian Gulf dispute, warning that the blockade causes humanitarian hardship and has hindered U.S. military actions against ISIS. Then the president called the Saudi-led action “hard but necessary.”

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from Politico's "Playbook" for June 10

by artappraiser on Sat, 06/10/2017 - 6:10pm

Hope he sings "Where Eagles Soar" for them. Would be a shame to put such a fine voice to waste.

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 06/10/2017 - 6:19pm

Knew you'd be Jonesing for some Eagles.

by Q (not verified) on Sat, 06/10/2017 - 8:33pm

Jonestown massacre, you mean? More eaglin' for Grace Jones.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 06/11/2017 - 9:14am

Tillerson called for the Saudi-led bloc of nations to ease the blockade on Qatar. An hour later, Trump contradicted him.

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