Is Qatar switching teams?
Just read an article online and it said that
"In the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi, foreign ministers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other Mideast nations gathered Tuesday for a hastily convened meeting that represented a more assertive effort by pro-U.S. Arab governments to push Hamas toward an Egyptian-mediated truce — and away from Iran.
It made starkly clear the split in the Arab world between U.S. allies and the pro-Iranian camp, particularly Syria, which backs Hamas and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Syria was not invited to the meeting — nor was Qatar, which has taken an increasingly pro-Hamas turn since Israel's Gaza offensive. "
(http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090203/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_mideast_diplomacy)
Qatar has been quite pro-USA in its policies and perspectives, but its recent emergency summit on Gaza (when it aligned itself with Iran/Syria much more than it ever has), and now this snub from the UAE (they weren't even invited -- take that!) make me wonder about things...
Is Qatar changing directions and trying to distance itself from the USA, or are they just trying to straddle the fence a bit more, not seem SO pro-USA, to help secure its future among opposing players on the international field?
What does everyone think?
