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Bettie

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5. They probably gave a pile of money to

Reply to Vinca (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 12:33 PM

Oct 2025

The orange man and some booze to Hegseth, so it is happening.

What could possibly go wrong? SMH

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Qatar to build an Air Force Base in Idaho [View all] angrychair Oct 2025 OP

WTF? I've never heard of such a thing even being considered before. Vinca Oct 2025 #1

They probably gave a pile of money to Bettie Oct 2025 #5

Not that I'm aware...but... angrychair Oct 2025 #6

From what I read somewhere else it seems more like a training facility JI7 Oct 2025 #2

It is of sorts angrychair Oct 2025 #11

Is it possible that the Qataris will be living on base, Ilsa Oct 2025 #20

well, it seems this is Trumps trade for the plane. IMHO riversedge Oct 2025 #27

FWIW, this is not a big deal. Happy Hoosier Oct 2025 #3

Couldn't find one for SA angrychair Oct 2025 #8

My experience.... Happy Hoosier Oct 2025 #15

Training I get angrychair Oct 2025 #17

Yeah , no big deal. CivicGrief Oct 2025 #9

K&R for, disgusting regime has no bottom. UTUSN Oct 2025 #4

Hegseth enabling a muslim invasion of the US Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2025 #7

Exactly. CivicGrief Oct 2025 #12

It gets more and more bizarre NameAlreadyTaken Oct 2025 #10

Slaves to ME streamlined Clouds Passing Oct 2025 #13

Proxy military to suppress dissent/opposition. Wuddles440 Oct 2025 #14

WTF!!!! nt doc03 Oct 2025 #16

At first I thought, what's the big deal? Let them build a base for our Air Force! Then I read the post. Glorious bastard Oct 2025 #18

wtf AllaN01Bear Oct 2025 #19

So can you imagine the outrage and screaming if President Obama and President Biden allowed this to happen? kimbutgar Oct 2025 #21

The sales agreement for the planes was signed in 2017 under Trump Abnredleg Oct 2025 #26

Will the Qataris get sovereign status at this facility. Prairie_Seagull Oct 2025 #22

No Abnredleg Oct 2025 #28

Thank you Abnredleg. nt Prairie_Seagull Oct 2025 #29

Yes. Making and selling weapons is big business CivicGrief Oct 2025 #34

What the actual everlasting fuck is going on with these fucking fuckity fucks ms liberty Oct 2025 #23

the repugs are selling the country out Nigrum Cattus Oct 2025 #24

The 9/11 pilots got private flight school training here and there DFW Oct 2025 #25

Back in the late 70's when I was going through Hey Joe Oct 2025 #30

Mega is freaking out about this bob4460 Oct 2025 #31

They served their purpose. Now, who cares what they think? nt Buns_of_Fire Oct 2025 #32

Idaho. This could get interesting. A state full of MAGATs and "sovereign citizens". roamer65 Oct 2025 #33

anyone want to even dare to imagine what the reaction would be if Biden let a mideast country establish a base in Idaho? Takket Oct 2025 #35

Will his gifted "Allah Force One" be able to land there? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 2025 #36