I remember what happened the last time US trained middle eastern pilots in the late 90s / very early 2000s
Wow, was it something spectacular, eye opening, and thought provoking?
Just checked r/Conservative and they seem completely unfazed. They literally do not care.
For what legitimate purpose could Qatar have to put a military facility on Idaho? And Trump and Hegseth have absolutely no legitimate reason to allow it. Clearly payback for the bribery of the Plane and future bribes.
More importantly, they probably bought unknown quantities of his $TRUMP crypto.
And other current bribes. They are now bribing less openly I’m sure. They’ve killed any oversight of bribery.
Imagine building military bases in foreign countries then freaking out when a foreign country builds a military base in yours: the US finally gets to know how it feels.
Exactly what expeditonary capacity does Qatar have? US based across Europe and Pacific are in compliance with NATO and other defensive treaties. US and Qatar have no such agreements. This entire deal is just Trump and co pocketing a bribe.
Exactly what “epiditionary capacity” does the US have? They don’t need permanent bases on foreign soil any more than foreign countries need bases on US soil. US taxpayers certainly don’t want to pay for all this armed forces bloat.
I mean the US is one of the few countries that can put like 30k dudes in country at the drop of a hat with thousands more coming right behind. It’s the only reason some countries dealt with us at all.
Those countries can learn to take care of themselves: the US doesn’t need to let them freeload by outsourcing armed services to the US instead of investing in their own. While all that US taxpayer spending to bloat the armed services isn’t appreciably improving US living standards with better social services (education, healthcare, poverty & work programs) or going to foreign aid, those countries investing less in their armed services from this arrangement get to dedicate more of their spending to improve their living standards with better social services.
Alliances don’t require permanent foreign bases: allies can train with & host partners on an as-needed basis when the occasion demands. US taxpayers would prefer to invest in better alternatives that appreciably improve their lives.
As if trump, or any of the newly elected right wing European prime ministers are going to invest in social services. It’s all about austerity or war machine funding.
It’s also ironic to see some Americans whine about the military invasion of their cities while they’ve been doing much much worse in other countries, against international laws. It’s only appropriate to surround a building with helicopters in the middle of the night, invade their homes, force whole families outside and treat them like animals when it’s done by heroes finding WMDs in a country full of terrorists, not in American cities.
Do you regret giving him a pass for that $200 million plane bribe?
This is what happens when you gut national-security training, scrub every mention of Islam, jihad, and Sharia from the manuals, and let Obama- and Biden-era bureaucrats turn counterterrorism into cultural sensitivity class. We’re being led by officials who no longer recognize or refuse to name the enemy they’re inviting into our own backyard.’
Wut.
The dedication to the bit is really something. Not a single crack showing, just smooth plaster.
Thanks Obama.
They don’t feel betrayed at having Taco raising taxes and inflation and working on destroying the job market and access to health care…but this is where they draw the line.
LOL, “America First”. More like FAFO.
The jagoffs that think that Taco gives a flying fuck about this country or anyone in it…
Close ally to President Trump, Laura Loomer, lamented the news after advocating that the administration declare the Muslim Brotherhood an international terrorist organization.
“Well, I guess this isn’t going to happen since we just gave the Muslim Brotherhood an air base in Idaho. So much for my decade worth of hard work trying to protect Americans from the threat of Islamic terror,” said Loomer about the new base.
Lololol
“No foreign country should have a military base on U.S. soil,” she also said. “Especially Islamic countries. I have never felt more betrayed by the GOP than I do now watching Islamic jihadists get away with implementing Sharia law in the US and now they are getting their own airbase where they will train to kill Americans.”
It’s a weird feeling to be surprised by someone holding to a set of principles (surrounded by a party where any position can be compromised for cash/dear-leader/whatever’s happening with Fetterman) even when those principles are disgustingly abhorrent.
Well at least now we know the price of opening an airbase in the US for non-NATO countries
Bribes are much cheaper than doing it legitimately. Thats why they do it.
Did these fuckers forget that Obama killed Osama and was in the process of dismantling daesh when Trump took over and abandoned all that shit?
Qatar base? In Idaho?
Ok, now you’re fucking with me. I don’t believe any of you that this is real.
Wouldn’t that be the first and only foreign base in us soil? Trump really bent over and lubed up
Yessir
It’s a Qatari Air Force base for Training.
In Idaho.
Training bases like that are often put in remote areas where low flying and the noise doesn’t disturb that many people. Qatar is tiny and they can’t really practice at home that well.
The joke/issue that you seem to be missing is that Idaho, in general but that area specifically, bought hard into the islamophobia propaganda campaign that was part of the fascist power grab of the early 00s and has only doubled down since.
Sucks for them.
They weren’t justifying they were explaining the decision making process.
It’s important to know why things happen even if it’s for reasons you don’t agree with.
Singapore already has a base there for their F-15s, this isn’t anything new so the locals probably won’t care or even see the Qatari pilots.
I don’t agree with any of this but I also don’t think we should let the media manipulate us with bait that isn’t going to go anywhere.
We need to keep pressing Epstein, everything else is misdirection.
There is no land closer to home they can buy? On the other side of the world is the best option? Seems quite suspect.
I would imagine there are a hundred other options for countries that would allow a training base that’s not in fucking Idaho that didn’t require a plane as a bribe.
Can you imagine how the right would react if this was done by a dem president? They may have actually started a civil war over it.
The article has a quote that literally blames this on Biden and Obama.
God damn people are fucking stupid.
“Twenty-four years after foreign nationals trained in our flight schools flew planes into our buildings, our leaders are inviting their financiers to train inside our bases. This is what happens when you gut national-security training, scrub every mention of Islam, jihad, and Sharia from the manuals, and let Obama- and Biden-era bureaucrats turn counterterrorism into cultural sensitivity class. We’re being led by officials who no longer recognize or refuse to name the enemy they’re inviting into our own backyard.”
Oh “name the enemy” is a terrifying dogwhistle
It’s the Dutch, right?
Nah its the Austrians. They keep insisting they don’t have kangaroos but this picture I found of Hitler riding a kangaroo says otherwise. They will remain the enemy until I can enjoy a traditional oktoberfest, koala and all!
I’ve always said that the best folk music comes from the Dutch
Wasn’t there a conspiracy theory about Obama or something opening foreign military base on US soil?
Jade Helm, back in '14/'15 was a massive military training exercise across the Southwest. We’d been saber rattling across North Africa and the Middle East for ages, so this was larger than normal but not inconsistent with US foreign policy. Just another day in the paradise of the imperial core.
But Republican influencers and spokesdorks jumped on it as an actual invasion of the territory being practiced over. Then several of the state governors chimed in, demanding that Obama halt his occupation of their states. We had a big rash of “Should Texas be allowed to secede?!” discourse. Obama issued an apology or some dumb shit. Republicans declared victory. Yadda yadda.
“Should Texas be allowed to secede?!”
Yes. Please go. Soon.
Texas should be forced to secede.
Given back to Mexico.
“Obama is Muslim and wants a Muslim invasion and wants Sharia law!!1!”
For so long every accusation has been an a confession. Somehow I completely missed that Trump is a secret Muslim.
Has anyone checked his birth certificate? Was he born in Africa?
Donald Trump was born in Queens. To folks from Manhattan that may as well be Africa…
Ironically, they are this close >< to starting one anyway.
Mate, your civil war has already begun. Most of you don’t realize it yet though, but you will soon enough.
Minor correction.
It never ended. It just went cold in 1865.
Oh, I’m very aware…. It’s unfortunate, but a long time coming.
Really, never? Seems like he fucks over his people at least once a week.
This is what happens when you gut national-security training, scrub every mention of Islam, jihad, and Sharia from the manuals, and let Obama- and Biden-era bureaucrats turn counterterrorism into cultural sensitivity class.
Christ on sale, these people are stupid. The GOP-led Congress could pass a law called the Fuck Our MAGA Simps In Particular Act, signed by Trump, and they’d still blame Obama.
FOMSIPA is definitely Obama’s fault. You can tell because it can be rearranged to spell OIF Maps, a reference to Operation Iraqi Freedom which ended in 2010 under Obama’s watch.
MOAR SCARY WORDS!!!
I was coming here with the exact same quote with a:
I don’t like how clearly I can hear this gif.
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