'Not for Defense, but for Bribery & Slaughter!'

Via AngryArab;

"... "Weapons are the goods that elicit the highest sums of bribery," he said. "That makes for great earnings on the side for the person in charge of choosing the weapons.""It's not impossible that that these weapons will be shipped off somewhere," he told DW. "I assume toward Syria, via Turkey. Or possibly Lebanon."Qatar expert and political scientist Hamadi El-Aouni from the University of Berlin said he thinks the Gulf state wants the tanks to support friendly groups in other countries.
El-Aouni said he not believe Qatar is purchasing the weapons to protect itself from Iran. Home to a large US Air Force base, he said the United States would protect Qatar if it came to a confrontation with Iran...."