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Vinca

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

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Fri Oct 10, 2025, 12:23 PM

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

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

They probably gave a pile of money to Bettie Friday #5

Not that I'm aware...but... angrychair Friday #6

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

It is of sorts angrychair Friday #11

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

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

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

Couldn't find one for SA angrychair Friday #8

My experience.... Happy Hoosier Friday #15

Training I get angrychair Friday #17

Yeah , no big deal. CivicGrief Friday #9

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

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

Exactly. CivicGrief Friday #12

It gets more and more bizarre NameAlreadyTaken Friday #10

Slaves to ME streamlined Clouds Passing Friday #13

Proxy military to suppress dissent/opposition. Wuddles440 Friday #14

WTF!!!! nt doc03 Friday #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 Friday #18

wtf AllaN01Bear Friday #19

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

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

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

No Abnredleg Friday #28

Thank you Abnredleg. nt Prairie_Seagull Friday #29

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

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

the repugs are selling the country out Nigrum Cattus Friday #24

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

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

Mega is freaking out about this bob4460 Friday #31

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

Idaho. This could get interesting. A state full of MAGATs and "sovereign citizens". roamer65 Friday #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 Friday #35

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