Qatar has been singled out by several other Gulf countries for contribution to “terrorism.” The rift widens as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE have blocked Al Jazeera news sites and have made it difficult for travel to Qatar. The rift has the potential to spread unless Kuwaiti efforts at peace-making can resolve the crisis. Why did Qatar get singled out for terrorism in the region? Wow!
How did this craziness get started and what’s keeping it going? Bahrain first accused Qatar of spawning regional terrorism, and the rumors spread. Then, communications by Rex Tillerson and President Trump appeared to be in disagreement. The conflict may be fueled by our own legislative action HR2712 “The Palestinian International Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017,” which is supported by Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Israel. The US sponsors of the bill have received more than one million dollars from Israeli donors (according to Al-Jazeera).
And now have we injected ourselves into this mess. We need to join Kuwait in moderating the controversy.
Let’s not forget our largest base in the Middle East resides in Qatar with 10,000 of our personnel. We can’t afford this trouble.
