Clearly, Islamist terrorism thrives and proliferates in nations whose leaders turn a blind eye toward, approve, or even support, radical Islamist groups like Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab, and of course ISIS.

In May, President Donald Trump made an unprecedented speech in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at the Arab Islamic American Summit, calling for Muslim leaders to take action against Islamist terrorism.

Less than two weeks later, according to The Washington Post:

Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cut ties to Qatar …. They also launched an economic boycott, stopping Qatar Airways flights from using their airspace, closing off the small country’s sole land border with Saudi Arabia and blocking its ships from using their ports. They say the crisis stems from Qatar’s support for extremist groups in the region, charges denied by Doha. The four nations have also pointed to Qatar’s close relationship with Iran, with which it shares a massive offshore gas field that provides the peninsular nation its wealth.

Read the full article on the Bahrain Declaration by Lela Gilbert at Hudson Institute