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Aeneas Hunter
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I really don't know whether this is a big deal or not. However, it seemed to come out of nowhere. Four Arab countries just severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, claiming that Qatar sponsors terrorism: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, and UAE.
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Omar Little
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| Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2017 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: Qatar Gets Cut Off |
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| Aeneas Hunter wrote: | I really don't know whether this is a big deal or not. However, it seemed to come out of nowhere. Four Arab countries just severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, claiming that Qatar sponsors terrorism: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, and UAE.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40155829 |
God I hope this isn't a wagging dog tail...
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AY2043
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| Are they still hosting the World Cup in 2022? Or was that pulled? |
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| AY2043 wrote: | | Are they still hosting the World Cup in 2022? Or was that pulled? |
Yes it will still be held there. |
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Aeneas Hunter
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| As best I can tell, this is some sort of power play by Saudi Arabia to force Qatar into the anti-Iran bloc. "Supporting terrorism" in this context seems to be a way of saying "supporting Iran." Trump's name is being tossed around, but I'm not convinced that this really has much to do with the U.S. This looks more like an economic blockade than anything that is likely to result in military action. |
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Aeneas Hunter
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LakerLanny
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Qwhat the (bleep)?
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| Isn't Saudi Arabia the biggest sponsor in terrorism? |
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| Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 10:20 am Post subject: |
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| This is about an anti-Iran alliance. |
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