Trump has a funny way of showing his gratitude for Qatar’s gift of a $400 million plane. From Martin Jay at strategic-culture.su:
A U.S. ally, supposedly operating under its own steam, bombed the most important U.S. ally in the region.
What just happened in Qatar, a country in the Middle East so tiny that even Arabs sometimes struggle to find it on a map of the region? A U.S. ally, supposedly operating under its own steam, bombed the most important U.S. ally in the region. This completely unprecedented move, although shocking, confirms to the world the unthinkable, but something which has been staring us in the face at least since the beginning of Trump’s second term: Israel is in charge of U.S. foreign policy in the region and will what whatever it deems fit to serve its own exclusive hegemonic goals, funded by the U.S. taxpayer.
This brazen move by Israel raises the stakes in the region even more, which certainly is worrying Arab leaders many of whom will look to Trump in despair. There are no limits to what Israel can do and all Trump will do is continue his despondent should shrug response, pretending that he was only informed at the last moment. Is this even true? Can we believe that Israel can bomb Qatar, killing local civilians, without the approval of the U.S.? This is the question that GCC leaders are asking themselves, as many are disturbed by either scenario – he was part of the plan, or, worse, he was merely a spectator – as it troubles them that Israel’s new lease of life as it expands is so detrimental to those Arab countries’ existentialism. What can Israel do when it has no red lines itself, like an out of control vehicle speeding along a highway seemingly without a driver? Can it bomb Saudi Arabia during its annual religious pilgrimage? Can it bomb tourists in Morocco during the World Cup?
The bombing of Qatar has wrecked two important myths, which until now were critical for peace in the region. One, that the U.S. always had the back of Arab states when Israel lost its cool. And two, that Qatar, which until now has been an important regional broker for Washington with regards to conflict, can no longer keep its own opaque identity. What Trump has not factored by allowing Israel to go ahead with its careless attack is that internal politics is hugely important to regional elites. Such leaders fear that if Israel bombs them, that they will not survive and that a new Arab Spring will emerge on the back of Israel’s panic attacks. Until now, Arab leaders have been disappointed in Washington’s refusal to support them and keep them in power no matter what, through the support of U.S. forces. Those days are long gone since the Arab Springs of 2011 showed the monarchs in GCC countries how the U.S. was merely a bystander to the show. This sparked a number of them to diversify their military spending, looking to Russia and China.
Average Intelligence won’t answer regarding the Israeli general who said don’t get too excited they’re Arabs.
These things happen when you are “chosen” and the rest of the world is untermenschen or subhuman.