Pentagon unsure if Qatar is a state sponsor of terror

American Thinker ^ | 08/27/2014 | Carol Brown

[SeekAndFind]

At a recent press conference with a spokesperson for the Pentagon, a journalist asked if the spokesperson could characterize the relationship between the United States and Qatar, noting reports that Qatar supports Islamist terror groups. To which the man replied:

We continue to have a solid military to military relationship with Qatar…. Obviously, we don’t encourage any support by any nation for terrorist groups and extremists, particularly in that part of the world.

Asked if he was concerned that Qatar has supported terrorist groups, he stated:

I’ve seen those reports and if the reports are true absolutely that’s concerning.

“If the reports are true?”

That thud you just heard was a Pentagon spokesperson falling off the turnip truck.

Sir, let me help you up. And if I may just interject a nagging fact: Qatar. Supports. Terror.

Now that we’ve got that out of the way, how about if we, the people, do an end run around the Pentagon and their lies and cut to the chase? Please tell your elected officials the United States must break all ties with states that support terror. Duh!

[SeekAndFind]

Let's remind ourselves this -- THE FIVE GITMO TERRORISTS OBAMA RELEASED IN EXCHANGE FOR BOWE BERGDAHL ARE UNDER THE "SAFE" CUSTODY OF THE QATARIS.

Feel better now?

[areukiddingme1]

Maybe John “F’n” Kerry can just ask them...seems reasonable, I mean, why would they lie.

[formosa]

BS. Our intelligence cannot possibly be this bad. They know. They are just lying.

[SMARTY]

‘Not sure’ ??

This has been going on now for how long?

[edpc]

Our intelligence cannot possibly be this bad.

It's probably not. Whether it's getting through or being ignored for political reasons is another matter. This admin has been wrong on so many things and it's not because the info was not available to them.

[Vince Ferrer]

“ It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. " -Upton Sinclair

The only thing anyone needs to know is that Qatar hosts our largest base in the middle east. We will never find terrorists in Qatar, even if they live next door, in the same way the Pakistaní government never found bin Laden living down the street from retired military. If we happen to find terrorists in Qatar we will lose that base.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: The only thing anyone needs to know is that Qatar hosts our largest base in the middle east.

FREE Kurdistan and move our bases there.

[veracious]

These are not the droids your looking for, they say.

[grania]

What about Saudi Arabia? Can we unfriend them, too?

Our foreign policy is a disgrace.

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[Boogieman]

This problem isn’t just limited to the Democrats. A lot of Republicans refuse to acknowledge terror sponsors like Qatar and Saudi Arabia because they let us use their territory for military bases.

[afsnco]

With all the NSA spying going on? Turnip truck indeed.

[wtd]

• The Long Arm of Qatar - ties Turkey and the U.S. To this nightmare

  In addition to the above, further confirmation of this administrations complicity, consider:

• Obama's preference for the identity of ISIL vs. IS or ISIS via Financial Times

  &

• Flashback: Here's What’s Happened Since President Obama Freed the Leader of ISIS 5 Years Ago

  In June, we learned that the head of ISIS, Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, had been in US custody but was released in 2009 when President Obama closed down Camp Bucca in preparation for the US withdrawal of troops (yes, the withdrawal he repeatedly denies having anything to do with) from Iraq.