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Either the Qataris knew about it and threw one of their citizens under the bus or they didn't know about it and they won't do anything to avenge one of their citizens. Either way their reputation amongst the Arab word as the U.S.' useful idiot stands.

Imagine having all the money in the world only to let people walk all over you, phew.

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I think these countries have to somehow balance their reputation amongst Arabs while maintaining oil revenue, supporting terrorist organizations, buying western weapons, not getting attacked by Israel and not having an internal revolution that overthrows their dictatorships. A very difficult task.

You never can tell if text is satire, but I assume you mean like how the US currently lets China walk all over.

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