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OK? Another piece of the puzzle.

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.

1 posted on 01/24/2018 6:37:27 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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2 posted on 01/24/2018 6:38:53 AM PST by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

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.


3 posted on 01/24/2018 6:42:10 AM PST by Wuli
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To: Texas Fossil

Shifting alliances.
Revived Ottoman Empire encircling Saudi Arabia.
No matter where the US stands in the ME, there will be enemies all around.


4 posted on 01/24/2018 6:47:03 AM PST by Zuse (I am disrupted! I am offended! I am insulted! I am outraged!)
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To: Texas Fossil

Hello, from the gutter.


5 posted on 01/24/2018 6:47:54 AM PST by Blue Highway
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When they host the World Cup, will they force their citizens to fill in all of the empty seats?


6 posted on 01/24/2018 6:49:59 AM PST by castlegreyskull
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1 war winds down and any another war is about to start


7 posted on 01/24/2018 6:52:23 AM PST by butlerweave
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The friend of our enemy is also our enemy.


12 posted on 01/24/2018 6:56:38 AM PST by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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Of course Qatar backs Turkey.

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).

14 posted on 01/24/2018 6:59:42 AM PST by politicket (Don't remove a Bernie Sanders bumper sticker. It's the only thing holding the car together!)
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Qatar backs Turkey’s military action against Syrian Kurds

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.

16 posted on 01/24/2018 7:14:48 AM PST by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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Another piece of the puzzle.

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!

18 posted on 01/24/2018 7:25:35 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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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.


24 posted on 01/24/2018 9:40:01 AM PST by BeadCounter
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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.


25 posted on 01/24/2018 9:41:00 AM PST by BeadCounter
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I would not be surprised if Qatar is paying the salaries of the jihadis that Turkey is running into Afrin right now.


34 posted on 01/24/2018 10:28:57 AM PST by BeauBo
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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.


40 posted on 01/24/2018 12:02:41 PM PST by mazda77
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