A sensational statement was made by the head of the Qatar Ministry of Defense Ghalib bin Mohamed al-Attiyah. According to the Minister of the tiny emirate, Doha Qatar official sees the future only as part of the North Atlantic military bloc. Al-Attiyah added, that take Qatar to NATO would be beneficial to NATO, because "the Qatari army is by far one of the most equipped and combat-ready in the region".
The head of the defense department said Qatar, that cooperation with NATO continues to develop.
Al-Attiyah:
We do not exclude the placement of NATO structures in our country. We are ready to deal with threats, including the threat of terrorism, and financially.
Here we must recall, that the territory of the Emirate of Qatar is one of the largest US military bases in the region. We are talking about the air base of El Udeid. The thing is, that the American military presence was 15 years ago thrown at this place in Saudi Arabia, and more recently, against the backdrop of tense political conflict between Doha and Riyadh in Washington raised questions about a possible withdrawal of US troops from Qatar back to Saudi Arabia. In the Qatar understand, that as soon as it leaves the territory of the last American soldier, in the emirate can "detect the absence of democracy". And what is the detection results, well known to many in the Middle East.
That is why the Ministry of Defense in Qatar and try by all means to win Western support, even if it will turn the actual loss of sovereignty. Although the big question, Do you have real sovereignty of Qatar today.
If NATO does decide to accept the offer of the Doha, Qatar is in this case will be the first Asian member of the North Atlantic military bloc.
