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Abnredleg

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8. The F15 sale was approved by the Obama administration in 2016

Reply to BComplex (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 09:37 AM

17 hrs ago

And signed by Trump in 2017. And it’s a training facility on a US Air Force base that we will build and control, just like the other foreign training facilities that have been built in the US since the 1950s. So the generals will have no issue with it, because that’s been the norm their entire careers.

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Hegseth Slammed By Critics For 'Clarification' On Qatar Deal: 'That's Not What You Said' [View all] BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago OP

He will say anything to keep from saying the truth. OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #1

This is for a $12 billion F15 sale approved by Obama in 2016 Abnredleg 18 hrs ago #3

"It's a routine training agreement." OldBaldy1701E 17 hrs ago #6

Those are my terms Abnredleg 17 hrs ago #7

You speak as though these assholes in charge today know this should be how it goes mdbl 7 hrs ago #12

Yet the MAGA cult said nothing during Trump's first term about Saudi Arabia taking over our largest refinery. Lonestarblue 18 hrs ago #2

"Interoperability." Wow---8 syllables. Paladin 18 hrs ago #4

So whose pocket got lined in gold for allowing this to come about? BComplex 17 hrs ago #5

The F15 sale was approved by the Obama administration in 2016 Abnredleg 17 hrs ago #8

Personally I don't see much difference EX500rider 17 hrs ago #9

"[S]igning a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri Air Force facility at the Mountain HomeAirbase in Idaho." Dark n Stormy Knight 4 hrs ago #13

That's exactly what they're doing though right? EX500rider 4 hrs ago #14

For dumpster's billionaire administration, it's all about the money and the power. debsy 16 hrs ago #10

So we can expect Qatar to have a base that they control. twodogsbarking 13 hrs ago #11