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The Pentagon is building a missile defense radar station at a covert location in Qatar, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The site will be part of a system intended to defend the interests of the United States and its allies against Iranian rockets, unnamed US officials told the newspaper.
Originally posted by hp1229
The Pentagon is building a missile defense radar station at a covert location in Qatar, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The site will be part of a system intended to defend the interests of the United States and its allies against Iranian rockets, unnamed US officials told the newspaper.
From this particular piece of news, it is clear and evident that any conflict in the ME will probably not escalate for a while. Qatar and few other ME countries have clerics that practice or believe in the faith doctrine 'Wassatiyya' (A broad intellectual movement that emerged with Egypt's 'New Islamists' as a 'Middle Way' between rejection of Islam and Extremism. Obviously this is not acceptable with the more fanatical sect of the religion and the supremes. Yet another aspect that only threatens the region from each other.