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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 19:07:34 GMT
If course the quality of the golf course is relevant. Otherwise they might as well stay in the Holiday Inn.
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Post by flatandy on Sept 10, 2019 19:40:03 GMT
Hahaha. OK, yeah, you are taking the piss.
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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 19:41:42 GMT
Why wouldn't the aircrew choose to stay at Turnberry. Golf course, spa etc.
Admit it, it makes much more sense than your silly assertion of global fiddling.
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Post by flatandy on Sept 10, 2019 19:47:20 GMT
Hahaha! Yes. I'd also choose to stay at a high end hotel rather than a $50 a night Travelodge.
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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 19:52:53 GMT
Exactly. So that explains that.
Good.
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Post by flatandy on Sept 10, 2019 19:58:20 GMT
Why don't they stay at the Amingiri Resort when they're in Utah?
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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 20:17:58 GMT
No idea. Maybe there are large US irbases with accommodation in errr.... in the US.
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Post by flatandy on Sept 10, 2019 20:20:30 GMT
Or perhaps the US government shouldn't pay a fortune for high end accommodation when there are more reasonably priced alternatives available.
Although even if somehow Turnberry was available at $2 a night, it wouldn't remove the appearance of possible impropriety.
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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 20:29:17 GMT
Judging by the tone of this story, some people will never be able to take something at face value.
It's just silly to try and insinuate wrong-doing when it stands to reason that the aircrew would rather take the opportunity to stay somewhere nice on their LOA.
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Post by flatandy on Sept 10, 2019 20:34:26 GMT
So you think it's reasonable for the US military to billet their servicemen at the most expensive accommodation in the region? Accommodation that not coincidentally is owned by the commander in chief?
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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 20:58:20 GMT
So you think it's reasonable for the US military to billet their servicemen at the most expensive accommodation in the region? Accommodation that not coincidentally is owned by the commander in chief? Absolutely. I should bloody well hope that the CinC would choose to offer hospitality and a decent welcome for troops. There are some big assumptions there: do you know how much they paid? Do you?
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Post by flatandy on Sept 10, 2019 21:10:11 GMT
Hahaha! You're desperate and getting ever more desperate.
I'm still waiting for evidence of those changed routes you claimed suddenly made Prestwick a desirable stopping off point.
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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 21:13:57 GMT
Who said the routes changed? They're not running an airline.
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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 21:15:05 GMT
So, US aircrews are provided with subsidised accommodation when on detachment shockah!
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Post by flatandy on Sept 10, 2019 21:18:10 GMT
So, you have nothing? You have nothing to back up any of your claims? And you're unwilling the concede the obvious - that it's essential to remove the possibilities of improprieties like this and prevent the appearance of grift and corruption in order to maintain trust in government? Even though every single other office in US government is required to adhere to those standards.
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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 21:18:33 GMT
Do you know how much they paid BTW? We know it was subsidised.
Also, what is the next most expensive accommodation? You must know as you've identified Turnberry as the most expensive.
I do hope you're not just imagineering again, FA.
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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 21:22:50 GMT
So, you have nothing? You have nothing to back up any of your claims? And you're unwilling the concede the obvious - that it's essential to remove the possibilities of improprieties like this and prevent the appearance of grift and corruption in order to maintain trust in government? Even though every single other office in US government is required to adhere to those standards. I've got common sense. What improprieties have gone on? What appearances? What appears to have happened here is that the basing arrangements for USAF have changed (fact) and that alternative civvy arrangement have been taken up (fact) where there are no dedicated accommodation facilities (fact.) What have you got? Girly insinuations.
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Post by flatandy on Sept 10, 2019 21:25:03 GMT
Anyway, John Bolton, then...
If we're in a situation where it's either Donald Trump or A.N.Other with their hands on the levers of US foreign policy, then 99.9% of the time you'd hope it would be A.N.Other. The 0.1% of the time is when the alternative is John Bolton.
Everyone is just a little bit safer today.
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Post by perrykneeham on Sept 10, 2019 21:27:03 GMT
Haven't really been following this, but it's probably safe to say that he was a bit of a bellend.
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Post by flatandy on Sept 10, 2019 21:27:27 GMT
What appears to have happened here is that the basing arrangements for USAF have changed (fact) Why has this happened? As for appearances of impropriety, if you really can't see funnelling taxpayer cash to the head of state might look improper, you've chosen to give your self a massive blind spot.
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