Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agoHegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idahowww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up1322arrow-down15
arrow-up1317arrow-down1external-linkHegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idahowww.cbsnews.comCorkyskog@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square64linkfedilink
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up63arrow-down1·2 days agoSeriously. What a relatively small price to pay for the stupid amount of political capital it’s gotten them.
minus-squaremistermodal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours 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.
minus-squaredalekcaan@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up32·1 day agoHell, if anything it saves them on not having to maintain a 747
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 day 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-21 day agoWhy in the world are you guys assuming that’s the only bribe they’ve gotten?
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoYou right, I said that
Seriously. What a relatively small price to pay for the stupid amount of political capital it’s gotten them.
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.
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
?