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2019-01-09 Arabia

US State Department envoy working on Qatar crisis resigns

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Posted by Fred 2019-01-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Qatar (MB)

#1 (Other news) But the resignation of former four-star Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni on Tuesday is no obvious rebuke to Trump. Instead, it appears to reflect Zinni's frustration with the Sunni-Arab monarchies in regards to their diplomatic freeze. That freeze centers around an economic blockade of Qatar by a Saudi-led alliance of other Sunni monarchies. Those nations are infuriated by Qatar's excessive support for Islamist revolutionary movements across the Middle East and Doha's increasingly close relationship with Iran.
In comments to various news outlets, Zinni said he saw no further point in trying to push the monarchies to find a compromise. He believed they had no interest in compromise.

Posted by Chereting Pelosi1889 2019-01-09 07:58|| 2019-01-09 07:58|| Front Page Top

#2 you can't mediate existential differences

Posted by Frank G 2019-01-09 09:01|| 2019-01-09 09:01|| Front Page Top

#3 What crisis?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-01-09 13:54|| 2019-01-09 13:54|| Front Page Top

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