Qatar Gets Idaho Air Force Base While US Housing Crumbles
Newsweek gushes over Qatar establishing an air force facility in Idaho, framing it as a 'strengthening' of an already vital alliance. This 'partnership' conveniently overlooks Qatar's significant financial sway in Washington—reportedly spending millions annually lobbying US officials. While American communities struggle with crumbling infrastructure and rising homelessness, US land and resources
are allocated for foreign militaries, a transaction often greased by diplomatic back-scratching and quiet 'contributions.' One might wonder if 'vital alliances' are measured by shared values or by how many foreign dollars flow into the coffers of influence peddlers. Newsweek's gloss over what such a deal truly entails, especially when domestic needs are so stark, feels less like reporting and more
like PR for the military-industrial-foreign-relations complex. Who benefits from this 'vital alliance' more—the average American or the D.C. elite getting their palms sufficiently greased?