"Over the years, the United States and the State of Qatar have been bound together by close cooperation, shared interests, and the close relationship between our armed forces, reads the order. In recognition of this history, and in light of the continuing threats to the State of Qatar posed by foreign aggression, it is the policy of the United States to guarantee the security and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar against external attack."
"Our new protectorate, Qatar, mused Fox News' Mark Levin. If the leadership of Hamas in Qatar is killed by Israel, are we going to war with Israel? Wouldn't it have been better to condition any military defense of Qatar on some basic requirements? For example: turnover the Hamas leaders; no more funding of terrorists worldwide: no more funding of Marxist-Islamist groups in the United States. This is the bare minimum."
An executive order establishes a U.S. policy to guarantee Qatar's security and territorial integrity and to regard any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to U.S. peace and security. The order cites longstanding close cooperation, shared interests, and military ties between the two countries and cites continuing threats posed by foreign aggression. Qatar's hosting of Hamas leadership and accusations of aiding terrorism, along with concerns about its human rights record, prompted criticism from some conservatives. Critics asked for conditions on defense guarantees, including surrendering Hamas leaders and ending funding of extremist groups.
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