President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters outside the White House on Tuesday. Alex Brandon/AP/File

President Donald Trump has bestowed upon the nation of Qatar a remarkable security guarantee that could include coming to its defense militarily.

In an executive order dated earlier this week, Trump declared that the United States will regard any attack on Qatar’s territory, sovereignty or critical infrastructure “as a threat to the peace and security of the United States” itself.

And perhaps most crucially, the order suggests the US might come to Qatar’s defense militarily.

“In the event of such an attack, the United States shall take all lawful and appropriate measures — including diplomatic, economic, and, if necessary, military — to defend the interests of the United

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