You only wish this was the final boss of “imagine if Obama did it.” Trump could cook and eat a baby on live tv and his cult would call it a bold tactic to own the libs.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Ethics/morality aside, it's a pretty smart financial move to sell goods and services to multiple sides of a prolonged conflict. Sure, some of them might figure it out and bomb an iconic skyscraper in a major city, but what's a few thousand peasant lives against the billions of dollars that could be gained?

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Last time it happened, we got a decade of oil out of it. Not a bad deal to be honest. I'm not sure how it works though, if it's 10 years per event or 5 years per tower.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Sure, some of them might figure it out and bomb an iconic skyscraper in a major cit

Also great for business

[–] Ougie@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Forgive my ignorance, but aside from being an ally and sharing tech, training and whatnot, why does Qatar want an air base in idaho?

[–] mhague@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's normal for other nations to have a sub-base for training them on our products, alliances & soft power, etc. I think in another timeline, this is problematic because it's another shady ally. But with Trump, you have Qatar gifting Trump a jet and then his "no foreigners in 'merica!" voters having to suddenly say things like "actually, it's normal to have foreign militaries here."

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

To have a foothold in North America when the US balkanizes?

[–] Ougie@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Balkans were "balkanized" by the US remember, they didn't self destruct... And besides, betting so much money at this point in time on Idaho seceding to become an empty landlocked country is a far fetched scenario even for a strategy game 😅

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

The Balkans were "balkanized" by the US remember

And now the US is being balkanized by the US :P

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are they the ones that bribed him with a plane or the ones that bribed him with crypto? I can't keep up.

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Yes

[–] AGM@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I really don't yet see what the strategic interests being served in this are. An airbase in the US is a strategic liability for Qatar, and just a weird thing for the US that seems unnecessary. I've yet to read a really good analysis of this, but it's a really remarkable turn of events. Whatever is behind it, I would like to understand.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Probably has to do with human smuggling but I dont want to start any conspiracies.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago

The Final Boss, so far...

[+] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world -7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The US has an air base in Qatar, it makes sense for Qatar to have an air base in the US.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Oh, so they need to project air power over Canada?

[–] Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's gotta be like... a base meant for training their pilots right? There's no way they let Qatar just fly even so much as recon missions out of there right? And the main reason they're letting them build it here is one of those "investments" he keeps bragging about securing, right? I'm not going insane right?

[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I dont think their getting their own base. he said facilities, and he likely meant theyre just getting their own barracks, mess,classrooms, etc.

Singapore already has their own facilities for joint training on the base in question, theyre likely talking about that.

Its not like were giving Qatar a base to freely fly recon out of, or attack Mexico if they decided to declare was on them or somwthing...

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 2 months ago

Probably

[–] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

This is some Civ4 shit where you abuse the possibility of stationing troops in a friendly country and use that as a base to wage war.

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

It would be kind of hilarious of every country that the US had an air base in also had an air base in the US. The American pearl clutching alone would be quite the entertainment.