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Did y’all know that currently the U.S. is a guarantor of Qatar security?
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:03 pm
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it is the policy of the United States to guarantee the security and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar against external attack.
IDK how I feel about this but given the fact that we have a huge military base in Qatar it seems appropriate.
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Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:06 pm to Sassafrasology
So THAT's why they gave us that new Boeing 747!!
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:07 pm to Sassafrasology
quote:we offered Ukraine the same but based on economic interests.
IDK how I feel about this but given the fact that we have a huge military base in Qatar it seems appropriate.
On the advice of contacts of the then ousted Biden junta he declined.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:09 pm to LSURussian
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So THAT's why they gave us that new Boeing 747!!
Probably didn’t hurt.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:13 pm to I20goon
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we offered Ukraine the same but based on economic interests.
That seems like totally different calculus. We would have committed to fighting Russia directly by guaranteeing Ukrainian security. That is a MUCH bigger lift than defending Qatar from any of their comparable enemies that are much smaller.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:17 pm to Sassafrasology
We did this a couple of months ago. I was not happy. We didn't do that for KSA when we had bases scattered around there like corn flakes. Al Udeid is there, yes, but we also have the entire Fifth fleet stationed in Bahrain and didn't give them the same status.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:35 pm to Sassafrasology
quote:militarily... absolutely.
That seems like totally different calculus.
If the security guarantee for Qatar is based solely on defending our base (and thus the investment) then they are very similar.
If based on the threat and our need in the region.... now we're getting into some very interesting territory here.
If the 'Russia is going to take over Europe if we don't stop them in Ukraine' wing (bipartisan mind you) are right then such is justified similar to Qatar because we have an interest beyond just $'s to protect.
But we all know they aren't right. So why is our investment in Ukraine where it is? If the security guarantee is an 'overextension' in Ukraine why wouldn't Ukraine take it?
Qatar is extremely happy with the deal. We got what we wanted in a region we have a very great need and they got their guarantees.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:41 pm to I20goon
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We got what we wanted in a region we have a very great need
We've been there since 1996.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:41 pm to Sassafrasology
With the "peace" agreement between Israel and Hamas we are now also responsible for the security of Gaza. We committed to defended any "terror-free zones" that may be established under the 20 point plan.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 2:45 pm to Sassafrasology
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it is the policy of the United States to guarantee the security and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar against external attack.
We let Israel bomb the fck out of Qatar looking for Hamas.
This post was edited on 12/11/25 at 2:47 pm
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:14 pm to LegendInMyMind
Israel Derangement Syndrome. We're talking about Qatar.
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Waltz said that Indonesia and Azerbaijan have agreed to participate, and indicated other countries were expected to contribute troops and other resources to the force now that the U.N. has approved it.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:15 pm to Sassafrasology
Wouldn't have to guarantee their security if Israel wasn't bombing them.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:19 pm to OccamsStubble
Dumbass, part of the agreement was that Israel wouldn't bomb the terrorists in Qatar anymore.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:42 pm to Sassafrasology
It costs a trillion dollars to guarantee a single European and a single Asian country’s security. The incremental cost of another country is almost nothing.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:47 pm to Sassafrasology
Im ok with this. International diplomacy is not a simple black and white subject.
I voted for Trump and trust my vote, that he will do whats best for our nation.
Besides, whats the other options???
Trust the Marxist Dems? Or the warmongers? Folks should stop and think(impossible for some), their is no better alternative.
Why do you think they go to such lengths to resist Trump???
I voted for Trump and trust my vote, that he will do whats best for our nation.
Besides, whats the other options???
Trust the Marxist Dems? Or the warmongers? Folks should stop and think(impossible for some), their is no better alternative.
Why do you think they go to such lengths to resist Trump???
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:51 pm to I20goon
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If the 'Russia is going to take over Europe if we don't stop them in Ukraine' wing (bipartisan mind you) are right then such is justified similar to Qatar because we have an interest beyond just $'s to protect.
But we all know they aren't right. So why is our investment in Ukraine where it is?
It amazes me that the actual strategy involving Ukraine is not more widely known, since our foreign policy establishment talks about it all the time.
The Ukraine War was fought, not to keep Ukraine free, but to collapse the Russian alliances, and it worked. The prize was not Ukraine but the Middle East. By weakening Russia, and engaging it in a war that strained its resources, we prevented them from helping their allies in the Middle East - Syria, Iran, and by extension, the Houthis, Hamas and Hezbollah. Without support from Russia, they all suffered extreme reverses, with Syria falling, Hezbollah losing a lot of control in Lebanon, Hamas getting halved and kicked out of half of Gaza, and Iran possibly on the brink of regime change.
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:53 pm to LemmyLives
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We're talking about Qatar.
And?
Posted on 12/11/25 at 3:57 pm to Sassafrasology
quote:Ukraine wants to know how that's working out
Did y’all know that currently the U.S. is a guarantor of Qatar security?
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