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Qatar won’t be part of any military action against Iran
2018-06-05
[DAWN] A senior Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
i official said on Sunday his country will not be dragged into any conflict with Iran.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Khalid Al Attiyah told an international security conference in Singapore that Qatar has "a lot of differences" with Iran but it does not mean "we go and fuel a war" in the region.

"Is it wise to call the United States and to call Israel to go and fight Iran? ... Whether any third party is trying to push the region or some country in the region to start a war in Iran, this will be very dangerous," he said.

He did not name any party but could be referring to Iran’s rival Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, which has also led a blockade of Qatar with its Persian Gulf allies since June last year, accusing Doha of supporting snuffies and refusing to cut ties with Tehran.

"Iran is next door. We should call Iran, put all the files on the table and start to discuss to bring peace rather than war," he said in a speech.

Responding to a question whether Qatar’s air bases could be used to launch air strikes on Iran, al-Attiyah said that his country was not a "fan of war" and suppor­ted engagement and dialogue.

Posted by:Fred

#3  Gosh, that'll be a loss. The strike would be short a couple goats.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2018-06-05 08:21  

#2  Probably that 150 billion bung from 0bama to Iran bought a lot of middle east pols
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-06-05 07:01  

#1  Check cleared.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-06-05 07:00  

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