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Hey Joe

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30. Back in the late 70's when I was going through

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 04:15 PM

Oct 2025

Navy A-school in Great Lakes Naval Training Center, the base was full of Iranian Naval officers going through some of their training.
We had to salute them too.
But they certainly did not have their own base.

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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