The tension among neighbors who once were allies is playing out in a region where U.S. military operations are overseen by U.S. Central Command, based at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. That explains why the man who represents Qatar in the United States, Sheikh Meshal Bin Hamad Al-Thani, visited Tampa this week for a meeting with the CentCom commander, Army Gen. Joseph Votel.

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The tension among neighbors who once were allies is playing out in a region where U.S. military operations are overseen by U.S. Central Command, based at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. That explains why the man who represents Qatar in the United States, Sheikh Meshal Bin Hamad Al-Thani, visited Tampa this week for a meeting with the CentCom commander, Army Gen. Joseph Votel.

He also said Qatar is fulfilling an agreement with the United States in a prisoner swap that led to the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who faces court-martial on a charge of desertion after walking away from his base in Afghanistan and spending five years in militant captivity.

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