QatarEnergy’s Ras Laffan Industrial City to the north of Doha, Qatar's main site for the production of liquefied natural gas and gas-to-liquid, as well as the largest export terminal for LNG in the world, has been heavily targeted tonight by ballistic missiles fired by Iran. Extensive damage to the site and several facilities are being reported by QatarEnergy.

"To be an enemy of America is dangerous. But to be a friend is FATAL." — Henry Kissinger The Gulf States are discovering why. Being an enemy of the US means you are in a fight you can prepare for. Being a friend means ASYMMETRIC DEPENDENCY while someone else drives the car. Washington controls the STRATEGIC DIRECTION. Washington controls the DE-ESCALATION. And when things get dangerous, Washington UNILATERALLY DETERMINES THE EXIT. As tensions with Iran rise, the US is already looking for an off-ramp. The Gulf States are realizing something uncomfortable: The American 'security shield' was never just a shield. It was a GEOPOLITICAL LEASH. And the TOTAL WITHDRAWAL OF PROTECTION is being prepared.