Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · 7 天前Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idahowww.cbsnews.comvideomessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down16cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1321arrow-down1videoHegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idahowww.cbsnews.comCorkyskog@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.world · 7 天前message-square64fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up65arrow-down1·7 天前Seriously. What a relatively small price to pay for the stupid amount of political capital it’s gotten them.
minus-squaredalekcaan@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up33·7 天前Hell, if anything it saves them on not having to maintain a 747
minus-squareAssassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·7 天前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.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·edit-26 天前Why in the world are you guys assuming that’s the only bribe they’ve gotten?
minus-squaremistermodal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 天前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.
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.