Several of Idaho’s top officials stayed quiet for days following the Friday announcement of a training facility for Qatari troops at the Mountain Home Air Force Base .

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the agreement with the Middle Eastern country on Friday for a facility to host Qatari troops at the base located just under 50 miles southeast of Boise. The plan had been in the works for years, including an agreement with Qatar to purchase F-15QA aircraft from the U.S. made in 2017, the Associated Press reported.

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