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H2O Man

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24. "Facility"
Sat Oct 11, 2025, 11:42 PM
18 hrs ago

I erred and wrote "base." I own that mistake. As noted in Salon today, it is not a "base," but a "military training facility." And, as noted above, it has been done before with allied nations, as with Singapore. Hegseth refers to our relationship with Qatar is a "partnership," which likely applies to a select group of US citizens.

The US, as noted, has allowed close allies to have a military training here. Heck, we all remember Central American military were trained at the School of the Americas to make Ronald Reagan's dream of bringing democracy to the region. Oscar Romero was a terrible threat -- at least to a select group of Americans -- and those trained military might not have been able to murder him while he was saying mass for and with peasants without that training.

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Good post - complete with puns Easterncedar Yesterday #1
Thank you. H2O Man 22 hrs ago #4
Jamie Raskin is a true hero Easterncedar 21 hrs ago #11
Excellent post, right on! MLAA 23 hrs ago #2
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Oh, of course left on is the left thing to say. Thanks for setting me left. MLAA 17 hrs ago #26
Thanks! H2O Man 22 hrs ago #5
Good points, and possible things that could weaken "beams" in the trumphf/Republican/Magat Edifice to be shaken more! electric_blue68 22 hrs ago #7
I'm not a fan of Qatar either. They are the enemy of my enemy, not a reliable ally. InstantGratification 21 hrs ago #16
Thanks for Correcting my assumption. electric_blue68 21 hrs ago #17
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Curious, isn't it? H2O Man 20 hrs ago #19
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Are we sure that 'H' doesn't stand for Hope? ... littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #10
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The Qatari airbase intrigues me. malthaussen 21 hrs ago #12
They don't want an air base in Idaho and they aren't getting one InstantGratification 20 hrs ago #18
"Facility" H2O Man 18 hrs ago #24
I'd love to see the decision-tree diagrams in the Kremlin/St. Petersburg. erronis 21 hrs ago #13
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I was in the USAF in 1968 Mblaze 21 hrs ago #14
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