Plane gift

The airplane gift to the US from Qatar was a big news item but after further investigation it just kind of went away. Qatar had two of these new but 12-year-old 747’s and they tried to sell them but there were no buyers. They then gave one to Turkey and offered the second to the US. Trump accepted the gift and the news went wild. Will Qatar expect something in return. What they want is to maintain good relations with the US. The plane is no good. It is a gas guzzler and would take millions to make it safe for the president. In 1996 Qatar invested one billion of its own money to build a Qatar US airbase. Since then, they have invested billions more in the base. Did they want something for this gift? Yes, they wanted the protection of the US to keep them safe from Iran or any other country who might want their oil. Saudi Arabia is looking for similar protection and willing to consider joining the Abraham Accords to get this protection.