Qatar donated heavily to the Clinton’s and even gave a “gift.”
What was their goal? They, along with Saudi Arabia, want a pipeline into Europe that would by necessity run through Turkey. There was one thing in the way - Syria.
They fixed this by promoting the “Arab Spring” destabilizing Egypt and Libya before it finally spilled into Syria. Now we have about a million casualties, the rise of ISIS, the destabilization of the region, the rise of radicalism in Turkey (a NATO member), and the inexplicable support and even cheering of the U.S. administration for something that made no sense for us strategically. The pipeline would potentially be worth a trillion dollars over time to the Gulf States. Russia’s goal is to oppose it all cost because it would devastate their economy to lose their lock on oil to Europe.
Did all of this chaos start with nothing more than a few million to the Clinton’s and a pledge to donate to the Obama foundation? The administration’s support of the Arab Spring never made sense, but when you comprehend what that pipeline would be worth (and what stood in the way) you might see it (and the administrations actions) in a new light.
Just throwing this out there for your consideration......
If you look at this anticipated dividing line of Turkey (shown a month ago with new borderlines drawn and consuming part of Syria)....I think the pipeline idea/advantage for Turkey makes perfect sense.
But all of this would bring Turkey deep into this whole relationship and even suggest the fake-coup in Turkey from six months ago...is all part of this arching storyline. They can afford to lose tourism like they are now....because they think oil profits through Turkey to Europe....will make up for this deal.