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    It looks like magic and nobody knows what else Uncle Sam has in his pocket: the US claims Qatar support terrorists and at the same time sells fighter jets to Doha.

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    Qatar has signed a deal to buy $12 billion worth of McDonnell Douglas F-15QA Eagle air superiority fighters from the US. Speaking to Radio Sputnik, Birol Baskan, an assistant professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, said that the deal clears Doha's reputation as a terror state.

    Related:

    Surrounded No More: Qatar’s Isolation Begins to Crumble
    Qatar Purchase of US Fighter Jets Not Escalating Diplomatic Row - Turkish FM
    'If Qatar is a Terror State, Why is US Providing Them With High-End Fighters?'
    Qatar Asks US to Partly Implement $21.1Bln Deal - State Dept.
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    US hypocrisy, military cooperation, purchase, fighter jet, F-15, Qatar, United States
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