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Qatar supports Iran, and is funding terrorism. Do we need an ally that supports terrorism? Obama thought so, Trump does not.
How does Qatar "support" Iran?
Don't fall for Saudi fake news.
Qatar and Saudi Arabia and ISIS are Sunni, Iran is Shiite... yet the claim is that Qatar supports both ISIS and Iran.
The article notes that Qatar spent 1 billion dollars to construct our air base in the 1990s (which includes one of the longest runways in the Middle East).
I had not known this. Of course, we do seem to have military bases everywhere.
For those that accept the Saudi's word about Qatar funding terrorists (which may be true, for all I know), what of President Trump's stating that he was negotiating with Qatar to sell them more weapons?
Seems to me that keeping tabs on what Qatar is doing is far easier if America has a presence there. Is Putin aiming to get America out of Qatar because we will lose an important military base?
So, it turns out the Russians planted the fake news which turned the Saudis against Qatar, and Trump was playing along with the Russkies, bragging about the conflict as if it was his greatest accomplishment.
Good example of Putin and Trump working together to de-stabilize the world
US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis
US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US' closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.
The FBI recently sent a team of investigators to Doha to help the Qatari government investigate the alleged hacking incident, Qatari and US government officials say.
Intelligence gathered by the US security agencies indicates that Russian hackers were behind the intrusion first reported by the Qatari government two weeks ago, US officials say. Qatar hosts one of the largest US military bases in the region.
So, it turns out the Russians planted the fake news which turned the Saudis against Qatar, and Trump was playing along with the Russkies, bragging about the conflict as if it was his greatest accomplishment.
Good example of Putin and Trump working together to de-stabilize the world
^^^ Precisely. That Trump might be doing so unwittingly, i.e., he believed the fake news report, in no way excuses him. He was/is ALWAYS ready to put Russia first.
Seems to me that keeping tabs on what Qatar is doing is far easier if America has a presence there. Is Putin aiming to get America out of Qatar because we will lose an important military base?
Seems to me that keeping tabs on what Qatar is doing is far easier if America has a presence there. Is Putin aiming to get America out of Qatar because we will lose an important military base?
Probably, and Trump played along. Putin would have inherited the base if their plot had worked.
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