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minus-squareShittDickk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up46·2 days agoI remember what happened the last time US trained middle eastern pilots in the late 90s / very early 2000s
minus-squareD_C@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoWow, was it something spectacular, eye opening, and thought provoking?
minus-squareboaratio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 days agoIt was a cash cow for the defense industry.
minus-squarebalance8873@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoIt was definitely all those things, plus racist.
minus-squareArmchairAce1944@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoI remember people online said some racist shit that they had to tone down the training because Arabs are stupid and can’t fly.
minus-squaredick_fineman@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days ago… … I don’t want to take the bait, and I don’t even believe it…but: they can fly but they can’t land. Fuck you for making me do that.
I remember what happened the last time US trained middle eastern pilots in the late 90s / very early 2000s
Wow, was it something spectacular, eye opening, and thought provoking?
It was a cash cow for the defense industry.
It was definitely all those things, plus racist.
I remember people online said some racist shit that they had to tone down the training because Arabs are stupid and can’t fly.
…
…
I don’t want to take the bait, and I don’t even believe it…but:
they can fly but they can’t land.
Fuck you for making me do that.
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