Qatar is a poor American ally; Trump should leave its airbase upgrades empty

Published August 30, 2018 4:28pm ET



President Trump should pick up the phone — or get on Twitter — and tell Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani that the U.S. won’t use expanded base facilities in Qatar and will consider relocating the U.S. military out of Qatar entirely.

Unless, that is, Qatar realigns its foreign policy towards greater support for regional stability and counterterrorism.

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