BIDEN FRONTS CRAFTY GEOPOLITICAL MOVE BY GRANTING "ALLY" STATUS TO QATAR
As reported by Reuters:
President Joe Biden promised Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, on Monday [Jan 30] that he will soon designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, granting special status to a key friend in a turbulent region.
During a meeting in the Oval Office, Biden said he planned to notify the U.S. Congress soon of the designation, which is granted by the United States to close, non-NATO allies that have strategic working relationships with the U.S. military.
“Qatar is a good friend and reliable and capable partner. And I’m notifying Congress that I will designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally to reflect the importance of our relationship. I think it’s long overdue," Biden told reporters with the emir sitting at his side.
This is not really about what "great, stand-up guys" the Qataris are. They aren't. But the Gulf State is the world's largest supplier of liquefied natural gas. By making it an "ally," the US government ensures a reliable alternative supply of gas in case Putin tries to blackmail European governments by withholding Russian gas.
Qatar is also useful as a middleman with Iran, where the US is working to cause a split between Russia and Iran to further weaken Russian geopolitical energy power, which, as pointed out above, is strongest when it is multiplied by a "cartelisation" effect of oil and gas powers.
So, why doesn't Qatar join in this cartelisation and boost its own carbon power? The reason is because it is a small and militarily weak state, surrounded by big unreliable neighbours. It needs a protector and the US provides the perfect answer.
This shows that the US Government still has some bright people working behind the scenes who have figured out what Russia is up to.
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