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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m sure that aircrew was appreciative of a little downtime at such a nice place.

Globemasters aren’t like flying commercial. They’re slower, wayyyyyy louder inside, and generally are about as comfortable as riding on a wood bench in the back of a moving truck. I’d be thrilled at the prospect of a sauna dip and a comfy bed after 6,000 miles on a C17.

Good for Trump for thinking of those Airmen’s comfort. That’s class. [/quote]

There are 100+ hotels closer to the airport than Trump's failed property. This is outright theft, and the chain of commaned at the USAF needs to be brought to military justice on this. Shameful at every level.[/quote]

So there are 100+ hotels they could’ve kept the crew in instead? That’s what you’re saying? All of which would’ve also required money being spent, in some cases perhaps more money, to put the crew up for the night.

So is your issue here the fact that money was spent to put the crew up in lodging? Or that it was spent at a Trump property? I can’t tell which just by your outrage. For all I know, like most Trump haters, you also hate the military and would tell them to just sleep in the cargo hold for the night. So it’s hard to pin down where your hate is focused.

Did it ever occur to you that maybe the Trump property offered a heavily discounted rate for the crew? Maybe it was cheaper than any similar hotel? Wouldn’t that make good fiscal sense?

Because if the rate was lower and the DoD paid more to stay somewhere else, I suspect you’d be complianing that Trump was being fiscally reckless. 
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Do you understand how USG international per diem rates work? The USG determines the rate for each country based on cost of living and, if necessary, a higher rate for expensive urban centers in a country.  Unlike domestic travel, where the USG determines a rate for lodging and a separate one for food, the international rate is one rate and the government employee must cover both lodging and food out of it.  In many instances, if the employee produces a letter from the US embassy, the international hotels are cognizant of the US per diem rate and will offer a discount rate (similar to many hotel chains in the states).  Clearly Trump's hotel is not doing that or the soldiers would have at least some many remaining for meals.  So Trump's hotel is maxing out the USG per diem for Scotland and, moreover, forcing the soldiers to cover their meals when on government work.[/quote]

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