It may go down in history, along side of "Tear down this Wall!"
Posted on 06/04/2017 8:07:27 PM PDT by rdl6989
Bahrain announced early Monday that it is severing diplomatic relations with neighboring Qatar and cutting air and sea connections with Doha, accusing it of meddling in its internal affairs. Saudi Arabia then did the same, citing “national security.”
Bahrain’s state news agency said in a brief statement that Qatari citizens have 14 days to leave the country.
It accused Doha of supporting terrorism and meddling in Manama’s internal affairs.
Citing “protection of national security,” Riyadh then announced it was also severing ties with Doha and closing off all land, sea and air contacts, the Saudi state agency said in a statement, cited by Reuters.
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So we take our toys and go home to or just Saudi and Egypt?
It may go down in history, along side of "Tear down this Wall!"
“So we take our toys and go home to or just Saudi and Egypt?”
We could move the Command Post back to Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, or upgrade something somewhere else - not a showstopper, but it is a billion dollar facility.
Yemen has now cut ties with Qatar as well.
Up to five.
Qater was Obama’s favorite terrorist haven to send Bergdahl trades, Guantanamo terrorists, and support funding.
FR already knew it, hut it’s nice to see confirmation that Qater is a terrorist haven.
As if Obama didn’t know.
Well that is going to put a dent in the physical gold movement operations.
I have looked at Qatar as a nexus of bad stuff for a very long time. Big donor to Clinton Foundation, controlling our politicians with money to do things against our national interest.
About time! The Thani family that runs Qatar has played footsie with the Muslim Brotherhood for more than three decades. It has served as the Ikhwan home since Morsy was ousted in Egypt. Regionally, Qatar has much to fear from Iran as Tehran lays claim to Qatar’s gas fields. Ironically, the US presence in Qatar has managed to reduce that fear. (the US military, Brookings, the Clinton gang, and many NGOs have a stake in Qatar despite its glaring history of support for the MB.)
I worked bi-lateral issues in the USCENTCOM area for a DOD element over the past few years. The Qataris have been, in a word, flaky. They provide incredibly useful access to bases and airfields, and on the other hand can be difficult to work with. Some elements there distrust Iran but others resent the Saudis.
Additionally, they buy off Islamists so they both are left alone and placate internal radicals. It appears the their neighbors have finally tired of this balancing act.
For decades the Saudis have been skirmishing with border policies with Qatar. I doubt anything will come of this.
Agree. Additional info http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/3558140/posts
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