"Welcome, President Trump, to international politics gone local."
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Today the orange clown purported to "take credit" for the isolation of Qatar.  What a maniac.
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The constant theme that runs through all of these stories is the determination of Saudi Arabia to prevent any kind of democratic institution from being established in any Arabic-speaking country.
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Iran?  Democratic government overthrown in 1953 by the CIA; invaded by Iraq in the 1980's.
Egypt:  Arab Spring crushed by counter-revolution.
Bahrain: Arab spring crushed by KSA forces as condition for agreement on Libya.
Libya: Prevented from establishing democratic government after western intervention.
Yemen: KSA is waging war to prevent Yemenis from choosing their own government.
Syria: KSA refused to support democratic forces. Only supports religious extremists.
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Now it is the turn of Qatar.
Who will support Al Jazeera in exile?