Qatar AFB…in Idaho.

[candycorn]

US says Qatar to build air force facility in Idaho - BBC News

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

www.bbc.com

Seems like a bad idea to me. I’m sure someone will be along shortly to tell me why a foreign national having an air force base here is great for us.

Discuss!

 

[kyzr]

Seems like a bad idea to me. I’m sure someone will be along shortly to tell me why a foreign national having an air force base here is great for us. Discuss!

Its a training facility to learn how to fly F-15s. Not a big deal.

 

[odanny]

Be interesting what type of terrorist attack will result, maybe some suicide bomber will figure out a way to get live munitions onboard his F-15, imagine how much damage he could do then

 

[OKTexas]

US says Qatar to build air force facility in Idaho - BBC News

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

www.bbc.com

Seems like a bad idea to me. I’m sure someone will be along shortly to tell me why a foreign national having an air force base here is great for us.

Discuss!

If you bothered to read your link, they are building a training facility on an existing US AFB. They won't own the whole thing. But it will create jobs to build the facility, and increase economic activity in the area. I see it as a win win. Your headline is a fraud.

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[candycorn]

If you bothered to read your link, they are building a training facility on an existing US AFB. They won't own the whole thing. But it will create jobs to build the facility, and increase economic activity in the area. I see it as a win win. Your headline is a fraud.

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Of course you see a win win. I’d be amazed if you ever saw anything correctly.

 

[odanny]

If you bothered to read your link, they are building a training facility on an existing US AFB. They won't own the whole thing. But it will create jobs to build the facility, and increase economic activity in the area. I see it as a win win. Your headline is a fraud.

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Will there be a special hangar built for Trump's 747?

Could you imagine what you would be saying if any of this happened under Pres. Obama?

 

[MayorQuimby]

If you bothered to read your link, they are building a training facility on an existing US AFB. They won't own the whole thing. But it will create jobs to build the facility, and increase economic activity in the area. I see it as a win win. Your headline is a fraud.

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But they will be training Qatar pilots how to fly fighter jets, will they not? This sounds bad to me because they are sharing their military technology with foreigners.

 

[TNHarley]

There are many military bases with foreign presence in the us for training purposes. This is just another one on the list.
Candycorn, as usual, looks like a complete fool.

 

[TNHarley]

But they will be training Qatar pilots how to fly fighter jets, will they not? This sounds bad to me because they are sharing their military technology with foreigners.

They are teaching them how to fly their planes that they bought from us.

 

[OKTexas]

Of course you see a win win. I’d be amazed if you ever saw anything correctly.

Tell me, what did I get wrong? We bring foreign pilots to the US to train them all the time, what's wrong with those countries paying a portion of the freight for the facilities?

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[MayorQuimby]

We bring foreign pilots to the US to train them all the time

This is bad. US' military tech should be kept as secret as possible.

 

[MayorQuimby]

They are teaching them how to fly their planes that they bought from us.

I also feel that US shouldn't sell fighter jets (commercial planes are OK) to other countries.

US should keep her military tech a top-secret to ensure her dominance.

 

[OKTexas]

Will there be a special hangar built for Trump's 747?

Could you imagine what you would be saying if any of this happened under Pres. Obama?

What did the link say about it

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[RoshawnMarkwees]

If you bothered to read your link, they are building a training facility on an existing US AFB. They won't own the whole thing. But it will create jobs to build the facility, and increase economic activity in the area. I see it as a win win. Your headline is a fraud.

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What would you expect from a fraud?

 

[DigitalDrifter]

I don't like the sound of it, in fact I hate the sound of it.
Is there any precedent for a foreign nation having an air force, or other military facility on our homeland soil?

 

[OKTexas]

But they will be training Qatar pilots how to fly fighter jets, will they not? This sounds bad to me because they are sharing their military technology with foreigners.

See post 10.

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[odanny]

Air Base Shooting an ‘Act of Terrorism’ | Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI and DOJ officials released new details about a terrorist shooting last month at Naval Air Station Pensacola and highlighted a significant hurdle in the investigation—the inability to extract information from the deceased shooter’s encrypted phones.

www.fbi.gov

But investigators did find that 17 of the Saudi trainees in Florida had social media containing jihadi or anti-American content, and 15 (including some of the 17) had contact with child pornography. These findings led Saudi Arabia to withdraw 21 students from the training curriculum in the U.S.

 

[OKTexas]

This is bad. US' military tech should be kept as secret as possible.

These Are The Countries That Purchase US Fighter Jets

From F-35s to F-15EXs, this global guide reveals the countries powering US air dominance.

simpleflying.com

You obviously have no grasp on reality. We sell jets to 19 different countries, not all of them have the same advanced technology as ours and we train their pilots.

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[TNHarley]

I also feel that US shouldn't sell fighter jets (commercial planes are OK) to other countries.

US should keep her military tech a top-secret to ensure her dominance.

I agree. At least with tech we still use. And we still use those particular f-15s.

 

[candycorn]

I don't like the sound of it, in fact I hate the sound of it.
Is there any precedent for a foreign nation having an air force, or other military facility on our homeland soil?

Nope.

But Trump approved it so you’ll have to get in line.