Whether you like it or not, the Qataris are dead men walking, living on ten days of borrowed time. The Sauds know perfectly well they will not entertain their improbable list of demands. They will invade them exactly ten days from the moment they presented the list and remove the Qatari ruling family from power. Obviously. Any military resistance will last about an hour and a half, it's like Mike Tyson picking a pub fight with you or me. It's a done deal.
Why is this happening? Qatar is a mosquito biting the ankle of Saud. The big picture is Iran. It's a shot across their bows. Trump will have been in on this from his recent visit and it's no coincidence MsB was installed as Crown Prince this week.
Buy gold, buy oil, brace yourself.
