So which country will we have to fight a decade or two from now because of a current marriage of convenience? Saudi Arabia? Pakistan? Or, perhaps, Qatar?

Mr. Powell withheld some critical details today, like the discovery by the intelligence agencies that a member of the royal family in Qatar, an important ally providing air bases and a command headquarters for the American military, operated a safe house for Mr. Zarqawi when he transited the country going in and out of Afghanistan.

The Qatari royal family member was Abdul Karim al-Thani, the coalition official said. The official added that Mr. al-Thani provided Qatari passports and more than $1 million in a special bank account to finance the network.

...But with Qatar providing the United States military with its most significant air operations center for action against Iraq, the Pentagon has cautioned against a strong diplomatic response from Washington, American and coalition officials say.

--New York Times

Given the pattern of recent history, it'll probably be President Jeb or President George P. Bush who rides to glory ridding us of the Qatari "evildoers."