trump had just tweeted about qatar. one adviser read the tweet allowed and with that the policymakers in mid conference call had no other choice but to rework their plans to reflect the president's tweeted assertion. that nation was funding terrorism. it was an assertion that had never been announced with such indelicacy. so whether or not you care about american policy toward various middle eastern countries and who we side with and who we side against, this was just a strange moment in trump administration year one. what was all that about? what was that big, fast, abrupt turn against qatar? we've got this base in it qatar,