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If only the neoconservatives would make themselves useful and lobby to liberate countries like Qatar.

Not only is the United States not going to invade Qatar, it's going to be loath to make even a peep about human rights abuses. Qatar is host to one of the US's key middle eastern military bases, home of the United States Central Command: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Udeid_Air_Base

So you're saying we already have an easy way to get the necessary troops there?

You changed your message about the economy, to which I had an answer. It's petroleum based not tourism. Unless the world agrees to embargo their oil, we can't stop them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Qatar

As for your neocon remark, I don't see any reason why we're going to invade another Middle Eastern country in the near future. The US is probably going back to supporting the current "stable" government.

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