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In reply to the discussion: Trump Admin Sparks MAGA Fury With Qatari Air Force Base in US--'Betrayed' [View all]BumRushDaShow
(162,448 posts)46. The issue to focus on is the MAGat split
I.e., those who are extreme "isolationists" and want no part of the rest of the world (nor want the U.S. involved in such), including refusing to promote the neocon "spreading democracy around the world" thing that PNAC pushed for.
Then there is the other side where you have psycho lackeys who bob and weave back and forth to whatever hypnotist pendulum is swung in front of their faces.
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Trump Admin Sparks MAGA Fury With Qatari Air Force Base in US--'Betrayed' [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Oct 10
OP
At least under the Air Force, when I was in and when I was an assistant liaison officer,
slightlv
Oct 13
#67
Dump sold them the jets and made the base promise in 2017 -- Stop trying to hang this on Biden
Ponietz
Oct 10
#29
I would not oppose a British, Canadian or French military base in the U.S.
Justice Brandeis
Oct 10
#8
I saw the same thing when I went to my son's Air Force BMT graduation at Lackland...
WarGamer
Oct 11
#56
What it does equal is an another solid/decent messaging opportunity for the opposition.
BannonsLiver
Oct 11
#61
Qatar is a US ally. Its Al Udeid Air Base host's the USCENTCOM Forward Headquarters and many US units
24601
Oct 13
#65
Trump 2017: 'Qatar is a funder of terrorism'- Trump DoD in 2025: 'We're building a Qatari Air Force facility in the US'
Norrrm
Oct 10
#22
Didn't Bin Laden start his 'holy war' against the U.S. due to troops in Saudi Arabia?
joanbarnes
Oct 10
#24