WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson was on the other side of the planet on Thursday when the Trump administration announced that it would slash his department’s budget by 31 percent, potentially eliminating thousands of jobs.

Instead of announcing the cuts in person, Mr. Tillerson sent a nine-sentence email from Japan to his staff stating that “U.S. engagement must be more efficient,” and that the budget was “a genuine opportunity to set a new course.”

The passive tone fit the message of the president’s budget: Use less “soft power,” the cajoling and persuading of allies and enemies, and replace it with the projection of “hard power” by the nation’s military."

This is the message being sent. Budget and words. Less negotiations.

Is this the direction we want to go ?

Syria...N Korea..Iran. I wish the President would address the nation on this. Normally there is an address to the nation when such a drastic change is being made.

Here are a few links for reading on some areas...

Syria

Russia, Israel and Iran braced for the endgame in Syria | Russia | Al Jazeera

The U.S. Has Intervened In Syria, But Not In The Way You Think | The Huffington Post

This, to me may be the earliest of crisis and remember we actually do not have those "under sexy" to be there and hold court...eliminated for the most part