Qatar.

[cogito]

Anyone figured out what's going on ?

Trump has tweeted tonight that he's behind the isolation of the kingdom by it's Arab neighbours...

“So good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the King and 50 countries already paying off,”

“They said they would take a hard line on funding… extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar.

“Perhaps this will be the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!”

One of the largest US airbases in the Middle East is in... Qatar ??!!

[quinner]

Anyone figured out what's going on ?

Trump has tweeted tonight that he's behind the isolation of the kingdom by it's Arab neighbours...



One of the largest US airbases in the Middle East is in... Qatar ??!!

Maybe an excuse to take it over......The US can't base many troops in Saudi...

I believe his use of tweets are just to get back at the Media.....

[Twobob]

Anyone figured out what's going on ?

Trump has tweeted tonight that he's behind the isolation of the kingdom by it's Arab neighbours...



One of the largest US airbases in the Middle East is in... Qatar ??!!

Could be pretty messy , heard it mentioned that 90% [??] of it's imports come via Saudi , also will ban all Qatar flights through Saudi airspace .

Their starting a service to Dublin this month .

[cogito]

Could be pretty messy , heard it mentioned that 90% [??] of it's imports come via Saudi , also will ban all Qatar flights through Saudi airspace .

Their starting a service to Dublin this month .

They were advertising on RTE just a couple of days ago...

[Twobob]

They were advertising on RTE just a couple of days ago...

The manageress is booked with them ............best of luck with that one darling .

[cogito]

Maybe an excuse to take it over......The US can't base many troops in Saudi...

I believe his use of tweets are just to get back at the Media.....

Get back at 'the media' ??!! What about the rulers of Qatar ?? He met them only a few weeks ago during his visit to Saudi Arabia...

Quote from his meeting with the Qatari emir...

“We are friends, we’ve been friends now for a long time . . . our relationship is extremely good,” “One of the things we will discuss is the [Qatari] purchase of lots of beautiful military equipment. . . . It’s an honor to be with you.”

[quinner]

Get back at 'the media' ??!! What about the rulers of Qatar ?? He met them only a few weeks ago during his visit to Saudi Arabia...

Quote from his meeting with the Qatari emir...

“We are friends, we’ve been friends now for a long time . . . our relationship is extremely good,” “One of the things we will discuss is the [Qatari] purchase of lots of beautiful military equipment. . . . It’s an honor to be with you.”

What has that got to do with his use of tweets....

[cogito]

What has that got to do with his use of tweets....

Nothing... that's a quote made on his way into the meeting with the emir.

[Nemesis]

Apparently Doha paid a ransom to Al Queda and to Iran Officials to free members of its Royal Family taken hostage in Iraq while on a hunting expedition. 1bn dollars has been mentioned.

[Twobob]

Apparently Doha paid a ransom to Al Queda and to Iran Officials to free members of its Royal Family taken hostage in Iraq while on a hunting expedition. 1bn dollars has been mentioned.

Mmmmm , the plot thickens .....anywhere that can be viewed Nemesis .?

[Nemesis]

Mmmmm , the plot thickens .....anywhere that can be viewed Nemesis .?

Financial Times had it up. They also freed 150 militant fighters in Syria as part of the deal. Once Shia Iran is mentioned The Donald gets involved.

[Napper Tandy]

US agrees to sell $12 Billion worth of F15 fighters to Qatar.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40287570

[quinner]

US agrees to sell $12 Billion worth of F15 fighters to Qatar.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40287570

America first.....Well done.....

[cogito]

Lol !!!

[Napper Tandy]

Kushner fails to secure $500 million loan from one of Qatar richest men to help him bail himself out of a poor property deal. His father in law then goes tough on Qatar.... coincidence perhaps

https://theintercept.com/2017/07/10/jared-kushner-tried-and-failed-to-get-a-half-billion-dollar-bailout-from-qatar/