That was a hugh boost for the Saudi ego.....

What a mess..... popcorn I need more popcorn

Typical Middle East , take it out on everybody.

Egypt source...... There are enough US and Turkish troops in the country. Looks for me like they try add fuel to the flames.

Yepp, but Iranian revolutionary guards in the backyard of 10 K US troops? Can't imagine that this is possible.

Historically EK and QR had a "gentleman's agreement" in which pilots could not leave one company for the other. In my view that new situation may be beneficial for EK Boeing guys tired of the lack of leave and very heavy rosters.

24 Hour Ultimatum! Saudi Arabia threatens Qatar to submit to list of demands or face war

https://theduran.com/24-hour-ultimat...else-face-war/

Turkey to fast-track troop deployment in Qatar | Qatar News | Al Jazeera

Holy sh.......

Well I'm sure I'm not the only one praying to every God there possibly could be that this is fake news. The region would not survive this. It also seems to be moving waayyy too quickly over something that really requires nothing more than a stern telling off and a promise not to do that again.

Things have escalated quickly
 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/07/w...mausoleum.html

halas

I certainly hope that this are fake news. But it seems that the whole mess escalates very quickly.
Turkey to fast-track troop deployment in Qatar | Qatar News | Al Jazeera

Another player in the game

Yeah but numerous stern telling offs haven't worked in the past. And now the Saudis are all pumped up since they started a military confrontation with Yemen. They are in fighting mode and want to take care of all their problems at once.

If the Saudis believe that Qatar's help or at least their less than complete hostile attitude toward Iran is in some way helping the Houthis in Yemen then as part of their plan in Yemen they might well want the Qatari's to quit their independent foreign policy immediately​. Therefore, attacking Qatar could well be part of the overall Yemen policy.

If Trump has green lighted this the Americans aren't going to do anything, they'll just sit and watch from their air base.

Qatar crisis: Turkish parliament approves troop deployment | Middle East Eye

I really must watch Lawrence of Arabia again, I can't remember the outcome :ok:

I believe it was something like "the Saudis cut the water supply and we need the english engineers" :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhBIPZCVj84

He crashed his motorbike in Dorset

So the Saudis are at the border. Meanwhile 10000 trigger happy US troops, freshly terrorized Iranian republican guard and now wannabe dictator Erdogans Turkish Army will all share a plot of land of just 4000 square miles.

Not so cocksure now, eh Iron Butt

Your Mr Trump has done an incredible job with the Middle East

This has nothing to do with Trump etc...This has been simmering for years. If you have lived in the ME for more than 4 or 5 years you would know this.

Ironbutt57 is spot on.

Think he/she may be back as "Yousaidit" ... one post

That was actually at the very start.

:E

Didn't he also spend a night as a guest of a Turkish General at some point in the movie. He knows what it's like to be an EK crew member ;)

Blocking the QR website in the UAE but still importing a lot of gas from Qatar. That's pragmatism