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QATAR
Strategic significance:
Hosts massive U.S. bases, earmarked as key staging ground for an invasion
In the 1991 Gulf War they:
Joined the U.S.-led coalition
Now they:
Formally oppose a war, but have indicated that they will allow their territory to be used for an invasion
Their interest in Iraq:
Ensuring stability
Domestic concerns:
Possible anti-American backlash and expanded Islamist influence
Price for backing the U.S.:
Quick and decisive victory, leaving behind a stable, Sunni-dominated political order; renewed U.S. peacemaking between Israel and the Palestinians
A Qatari viewpoint: www.gulf-times.com/
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