An unpredictable foreign policy looks incoherent.
By Kevin Sullivan and Karen Tumulty
April 11 at 3:30 PM
... a half-dozen foreign ambassadors based in Washington .. complained .. that thin lines of communication have made it difficult for them to explain U.S. intentions to officials in their .. capitals ... creating strain on traditionally solid alliances ...
“Nobody can tell us on Russia what the American policy is, on Syria what the American policy is, on China what the American policy is,” one ambassador said. “I’m not sure there is a policy. They will listen to me and tell me, ‘We will get back to you when there is a policy’ ” ...
One ambassador said that when he approached the State Department and the White House recently, he was told to come back if he has an emergency to discuss ...
Said another: “It’s quite distressing that the Americans are so unpredictable. Unpredictability is the worst.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-promised-an-unpredictable-foreign-policy-to-allies-it-looks-incoherent/2017/04/11/21acde5e-1a3d-11e7-9887-1a5314b56a08_story.html
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