Qatar's logic is as twisted as Erdogan the Islamist. Of course they both support Islamic Terrorists. And Qatar has deep pockets, Turkey's pockets have seen better days.
Qatar was one of the BIG supporters of the overtly Islamist militia groups fighting Assad as part of the so-called “Syrian opposition”. Their support for Erdogan vis a vis the Kurds now is no surprise at all.
Shifting alliances.
Revived Ottoman Empire encircling Saudi Arabia.
No matter where the US stands in the ME, there will be enemies all around.
Hello, from the gutter.
When they host the World Cup, will they force their citizens to fill in all of the empty seats?
1 war winds down and any another war is about to start
The friend of our enemy is also our enemy.
The Qatar-Turkey natural gas pipeline is what’s important to them - and what has caused the destabilization of Syria, influx of African refugees into Europe, and anger or Russia (who currently supplies most of the natural gas to European countries).
Of course they do, Qatar is a prime mover in the Qatari Nat Gas pipeline through Syria and Turkey to Western Europe.
They still hold out hope they can get that done through Terrorist action.
There is no puzzle.
American alliances with Turkey and Qatar (correctly) outweigh support for the Kurds in Syria.
US intervention in Syria is a losing proposition that damages these important strategic alliances.
Get the US out of Syria!
We basically can’t do anything.
The Kurds are saying “Come and Take it”, they’ve been mobilizing, it’s hard to see how they have a chance.
Turkey sent 72 jets to strike Afrin, maybe the people there are so use to bombing raids, it doesn’t affect them now.
At this point, I’m not trusting some reports, such as casualty figures.
Syria can get their militant crappy refugees that are coming out of there because of Assad out of the West, so yeah, that is our business.
I would not be surprised if Qatar is paying the salaries of the jihadis that Turkey is running into Afrin right now.
Just another spike in the sand. I suppose with them being the only one that wants to make the Islamists dance to their tune may make them feeling a bit of instant oats.