Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, the State of Qatar poses the gravest and most profound threat to the national security interest of the United States in the Middle East. This was true before October 7, but it is now undeniable in the aftermath of the unspeakable horrors of that day, where at least 32 Americans were brutally murdered, and another 12 Americans were taken hostage. Qatar poses a threat to the U.S. not through its military. Nor does Qatar threaten the U.S. by training and directly equipping terrorist groups the same way that the Ayatollah and the mullahs from Iran do. Qatar threatens the U.S. even though it does not call Israel the Little Satan, nor does it call the United States the Great Satan. It is true that Qatar does not loudly proclaim that it wants to wipe Israel off the map, just as it does not publicly chant ``death to America.'' But it is precisely because Qatar does not espouse extremism so boldly and brazenly that this tiny but wealthy emirate is so dangerous to our national security interests. The nature of this threat is best understood by comparing and contrasting the two main state sponsors of Hamas--Qatar and Iran. Qatar has access to the corridors of power and the ability to mingle with world elites. Iran, on the other hand, simply does not have the ability to influence our glad-hand Western leaders. Iran does not get involved and invited to the G20. Qatar does. Iran does not attend Davos. Qatar does.…”