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sheshe2

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8. Da plane and...

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 07:19 PM

Oct 10

In his first term, Trump slammed Qatar as a country that he said had been a “funder of terrorism at a very high level.” His perspective on the Middle Eastern country has apparently evolved quite a bit over eight years.

But the president’s shift has gone well beyond rhetorical praise. Politico reported:

Trump’s new executive order added that the U.S. was prepared to take “all lawful and appropriate measures — including diplomatic, economic and, if necessary, military — to defend the interests of the United States and the State of Qatar.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/maddow-blog-trump-offers-qatar-which-gave-him-a-fancy-plane-a-nato-like-security-guarantee/ar-AA1NK7ZP?ocid=BingNewsSerp

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Do you approve of Qatar building an air force base in the United States? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Oct 10 OP

What's next, North Korea? NameAlreadyTaken Oct 10 #1

Absolutrly not. Is this a Quo for some Trump Quid? OAITW r.2.0 Oct 10 #2

Da plane and... sheshe2 Oct 10 #8

They're not building a base in the US Abnredleg Oct 10 #3

Facts don't matter. Silent Type Oct 10 #7

They always do to me :) AZJonnie Oct 10 #19

I bit before I read your post. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 10 #11

Good to know, thanks. Xavier Breath Oct 10 #16

The Outrage Factory will be displeased with this response. n/t flvegan Oct 11 #23

Give an asshole a gaudy plane and get a military base. The art of the deal my ass, more like the fart of the deal. MLAA Oct 10 #4

I'm in favor of whatever pulls off the mask The Blue Flower Oct 10 #5

They are not building a base sarisataka Oct 10 #6

Didn't they support Hamas? Baitball Blogger Oct 10 #9

We aren't, they will have facilities at a US base like other countries who buy our jets with a training package included EX500rider Oct 10 #12

Having access to our facilities for training purposes and building their own airport are two very different things. Baitball Blogger Oct 10 #15

Another bonus for some construction company. Tetrachloride Oct 10 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Oct 10 #13

I don't see the problem with it Diraven Oct 10 #14

Where is the choice that says... Enter stage left Oct 10 #17

Is this a new status symbol for the ME royalty? Glorious bastard Oct 10 #18

IT IS NOT "a base", but a facility at an existing U.S. base.... Jack Valentino Oct 10 #20

I guarantee Jared Kushner will get a piece of that oasis Oct 10 #21

Somebody's making a petrodollar. Kid Berwyn Oct 11 #22

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