Trying to kill off the negotiators. What a brilliant negotiation tactic by Trump and the United States.

Qatar is a major funder of terrorism and promoter of worldwide Islamism. They have funneled billions of dollars into these goals. They are not America's "friend" or neutral Middle Eastern "negotiators." The US apparently has an interesting relationship with them, where we provide their air defenses, though, and carry on some military-strategic pact. Very interesting.

They are not America's "friend" or neutral Middle Eastern "negotiators." The US apparently has an interesting relationship with them, where we provide their air defenses, though, and carry on some military-strategic pact. Very interesting. — BitconnectCarlos

Qatar has a quite Byzantine diplomacy on the World stage, once they noticed that money talks and bullshit walks. Hence they can play the game just like larger countries do. They indeed are your friends, don't try to deny that, BC. Friends that give your wonderful swamp draining President a executive airliner. Friends like the Saudis (who btw. nearly started a war too with Qatar).

(PBS News) Trump seems to have registered the anger of Gulf leaders. He has distanced himself from the strike, saying it “does not advance Israel or America’s goals” and promising Qatar that it would not be repeated.

Above all, Qatar hosts the largest US military installation in the Middle East. That's the real interest that the US has with the country. Heck, if the negotiations would have been done in the UK or Switzerland, would Bibi have attacked London or Geneva?