Qatar hosts a major U.S. air base, but its patronage of radical Islamist terror groups has some Americans questioning the alliance. Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins Jamie to explain.

The Agenda:

—Introduction to Qatar

—Various actors and terrorist organizations in Qatar

—Qatar’s financial influence in Washington

—Al Jazeera's relationship with Qatar

—Responding to Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s comments on Qatar

Show Notes:

—Jonathan for The Jerusalem Post: Qatar: ‘The arsonist who then claims to be the firefighter'

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