The facility in Idaho will be used to train Qatari pilots to fly F-15 fighter jets, the US defence secretary says.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251010175300/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c75q2y92090o


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  • TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works
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    any chance this is to introduce a foreign military to counter of the possibility of the us mil not fully supporting killing americans?

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    They’re trying to redistricte a bunch of “safe” red states too, in the hopes of gaining seats.

    They’re pissing off their own base with stuff like this, then spreading themselves thin.

    Very good chance they fuck around and lose a massive amount of House seats.

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      2 days ago

      They already hacked multiple elections and perfected it in 2024. They just bought Dominion. That’s cool you still have hope, though.

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    Why not simply train them where we train our guys? Pensacola trains naval aviators from our allies.