NATO should impose an oil embargo on Qatar and Iran untill they hand in Hamas leaders, stop financing Hamas

On October 11, 2023 Arutz 7 reported "At least 1,200 killed, Hamas claims over 100 in captivity"

Qatar not only finances Hamas, it also privides refuge to its leaders. On October 11, 2023 the Wall Street Journal reported "Two former senior U.S. security officials called for military action against Hamas leadership allegedly being provided safe haven in Doha if Qatari authorities don’t hand the officials over to the U.S. or Israel. Ismail Haniyeh, president of the Hamas political bureau sanctioned by the U.S. under terror powers, allegedly oversaw from Doha the group’s strike against Israel over the weekend. Those responsible for orchestrating the attacks “are operating in plain sight and within reach in the hands of our purported major non-NATO ally Qatar,” said Mark Wallace, a former U.S. representative to the United Nations and head of the New York-based United Against Nuclear Iran. “We should not hesitate to act militarily on Qatari soil to bring to justice Ismail Haniyeh and Hamas leadership,” Wallace said. Frances Townsend, a top counterterror adviser to George W. Bush and head of the non-profit Counter Extremism Project, also joined the call for action. Neither representatives for Qatar in Washington nor the State Department immediately responded to requests for comment..."

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-gaza/card/former-u-s-security-officials-call-for-military-action-against-hamas-in-qatar-0sQ4HIh9YSwSdvYVf4II

On October 9, 2023 the Washington Post reported "The Palestinian militants behind the surprise weekend attack on Israel began planning the assault at least a year ago, with key support from Iranian allies who provided military training and logistical help as well as tens of millions of dollars for weapons, current and former Western and Middle Eastern intelligence officials said Monday..."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/10/09/iran-support-hamas-training-weapons-israel/

NATO should impose an oil embargo on Qatar and Iran untill they hand in Hamas leaders, stop financing Hamas.

Ezequiel Doiny is author of “Obama’s assault on Jerusalem’s Western Wall” and “Jerusalem is the Spiritual capital of Judaism while Mecca is the Spiritual Capital of Islam”

When Trump imposed sanctions on Iran, they went from shippimg 2.5 million barrels a day prepandemic highs to half a million and he crashed their economy while he got busy blowing up their top general. He had them in a box. Biden came in and resuscitated their economy to get them to the negotiation table by looking the other way while they built their oil shipments to the record 3 million a day today to fill their terror coffers. Not sure what imposing sanctions will do when we already have sanctions which Biden has disregarded

I’m pretty sure few nations who send cash overseas haven’t financed at least inadvertently hamas to some degree given they are the Palestinians in Gaza elected leadership body
An election in 2006 where they beat the Palestinian authority or FATAH by 30%

Biggest donor besides Iran is NATO member Turkey

If you give money to Gaza and Hamas controls it then they will get their hands on it

One note

USA and Qatar are now as of today withholding that six billion that was being returned to Iran last week

So there is that

The goal should be to isolate Hamas, not to make new/stronger allies for it.

WIKI

Theodore Roosevelt; “speak softly and carry a big stick”

As practiced by Roosevelt, big stick diplomacy had five components. First, it was essential to possess serious military capability that would force the adversary to pay close attention. At the time that meant a world-class navy; Roosevelt never had a large army at his disposal. The other qualities were to act justly toward other nations, never to bluff, to strike only when prepared to strike hard, and to be willing to allow the adversary to save face in defeat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_stick_ideology

The Platt Amendment (the name is a misnomer; the Platt Amendment is actually a rider to the Army Appropriation Act of 1901) was accepted by Cuba in late 1901, after “strong pressure” from Washington. The Platt Amendment, summarized by Thomas A. Bailey in “Diplomatic History of the American People”:

1. Cuba was not to make decisions impairing her independence or to permit a foreign power [e.g., Germany] to secure lodgment in control over the island.
2. Cuba pledged herself not to incur an indebtedness beyond her means [It might result in foreign intervention].
3.The United States was at liberty to intervene for the purpose of preserving order and maintaining Cuban independence.
4. Cuba would agree to an American-sponsored sanitation program [Aimed largely at yellow fever].
5. Cuba would agree to sell or lease to the United States sites for naval or coaling stations [Guantánamo became the principal base].

With the Platt Amendment in place, Roosevelt pulled the troops out of Cuba. A year later, Roosevelt wrote:

Just at the moment I am so angry with that infernal little Cuban republic that I would like to wipe its people off the face of the earth. All that we wanted from them was that they would behave themselves and be prosperous and happy so that we would not have to interfere.

— Theodore Roosevelt

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