Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agoHegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idahowww.cbsnews.comvideomessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1328arrow-down16
arrow-up1322arrow-down1videoHegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idahowww.cbsnews.comCorkyskog@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square64fedilink
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up65arrow-down1·2 months agoSeriously. What a relatively small price to pay for the stupid amount of political capital it’s gotten them.
minus-squaredalekcaan@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 months agoHell, if anything it saves them on not having to maintain a 747
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 months agoEspecially with the 747 being officially out of manufacturing in 2023. Parts prices and specialized technician costs are just going to go up more and more every year.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoWhy in the world are you guys assuming that’s the only bribe they’ve gotten?
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoYou right, I said that
minus-squaremistermodal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI think there may be a little bit more to the relationship between the USA and its protectorates than bribery, if you’ve got the time to listen.
Seriously. What a relatively small price to pay for the stupid amount of political capital it’s gotten them.
Hell, if anything it saves them on not having to maintain a 747
Especially with the 747 being officially out of manufacturing in 2023. Parts prices and specialized technician costs are just going to go up more and more every year.
Why in the world are you guys assuming that’s the only bribe they’ve gotten?
You right, I said that
?
I think there may be a little bit more to the relationship between the USA and its protectorates than bribery, if you’ve got the time to listen.