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		orochimaaru on Sept 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: British journalist held by police at Luton airport... I mean what values do the west share with middle eastern monarchies? Yet they are propped up and lavished with weapons. Alliances are mostly power jockeying. Common values will help to provide longevity to the alliance, but power is primary.

glogla on Sept 20, 2023 [–]

I don't see many middle eastern monarchies in NATO.

orochimaaru on Sept 20, 2023 | [–]

Bahrain houses the 5th fleet. USCC and USAFCC are out of qatar. I’d call that being allies. And since they’re US bases they will be used by nato in times of conflict (or otherwise).

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