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Glorious bastard

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18. Is this a new status symbol for the ME royalty?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 09:03 PM

Friday

Flaunting ownership of exclusive military air bases in the US?

Mansions in Beverly Hills and department stores in London are so pedestrian in the 21st century!

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Do you approve of Qatar building an air force base in the United States? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Friday OP

What's next, North Korea? NameAlreadyTaken Friday #1

Absolutrly not. Is this a Quo for some Trump Quid? OAITW r.2.0 Friday #2

Da plane and... sheshe2 Friday #8

They're not building a base in the US Abnredleg Friday #3

Facts don't matter. Silent Type Friday #7

They always do to me :) AZJonnie Friday #19

I bit before I read your post. OAITW r.2.0 Friday #11

Good to know, thanks. Xavier Breath Friday #16

The Outrage Factory will be displeased with this response. n/t flvegan 23 hrs ago #23

Give an asshole a gaudy plane and get a military base. The art of the deal my ass, more like the fart of the deal. MLAA Friday #4

I'm in favor of whatever pulls off the mask The Blue Flower Friday #5

They are not building a base sarisataka Friday #6

Didn't they support Hamas? Baitball Blogger Friday #9

We aren't, they will have facilities at a US base like other countries who buy our jets with a training package included EX500rider Friday #12

Having access to our facilities for training purposes and building their own airport are two very different things. Baitball Blogger Friday #15

Another bonus for some construction company. Tetrachloride Friday #10

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Friday #13

I don't see the problem with it Diraven Friday #14

Where is the choice that says... Enter stage left Friday #17

Is this a new status symbol for the ME royalty? Glorious bastard Friday #18

IT IS NOT "a base", but a facility at an existing U.S. base.... Jack Valentino Friday #20

I guarantee Jared Kushner will get a piece of that oasis Friday #21

Somebody's making a petrodollar. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #22