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Because people here argue too much and I'm getting old: Can't waste my time with people arguing in bad faith anymore.

It is getting in, but Houthis just steal it to sell for money and then blame the Coalition for starving Yemenis. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/20/middleeast/yemen-houthi-aid-investigation-kiley/index.html

Saudi Arabia is switching to another partner but I don't think it is announced who. Also, I've been here for years but I only come in and out every few months.

Where did you get this? From the beginning of the conflict, Saudi Arabia has been willing to let the Houthis come to the table but all that's achieved is giving them breathing space to maneuver their forces and lay mines.

An-132D Joint Venture has been suspended, Saudi Arabia is no longer a partner in that program https://www.janes.com/article/88169/an-132d-programme-stalls

As Saudi Arabia only owns 50% of the rights to the plane (plus the components include American and Canadian parts) it would need a joint effort by Antonov and Taqnia to market the plane abroad.

Same can be said for nearly every civilization out there. The presence of predecessor cultures or peoples does not preclude a people from having a shared culture. You say that Iraq has a "Mesopotamian" culture. What does that entail? Do Iraqis follow the religion of Marduk and Ishtar? No, the...

But this is not a foreign service, but a Coalition of countries that also includes Pakistan.

The fact that the longest waiting time was for Angela Merkel and the well known stunt he pulled by having his huge dog with him during a meeting with German chancellor seems to indicate that this is intentional.

Has anyone tried to fly this plane in IL-2 1946? I don't think I ever managed a decent landing in the plane. Still, cannon armament in the nose means you can easily "joust" with Allied planes. To be honest, most German planes had problems at high altitudes due to lack of good super and...

I believe those are Leclerc tanks of the UAE armed forces and not Saudi.

Not really, they go to funding the forces of the Interior Ministry, from serious things such as the Anti-narcotics forces to more benign task such as the Civil Defense forces (Fire Fighters and the like). To make it clearer, the budgets for the CIA, FBI, NSA, DEA and the ATF are not included...

This is a year old and nothing has come of it. It's simply Nentanyahu being Nentanyahu

What terror have we been sponsoring for decades worldwide and how does it benefit our geopolitical situation? Indeed, Saudi Arabia would actually be better off if there was no terrorism in the world, unlike Iran, which is a net gainer from Terrorism.

Okay, I'll humour you. How is Saudi Arabia "exporting" salafism and how is Iran keeping us from doing it?

Read this information: "Military spending was originally projected at 179 billion riyals in 2016 but actual military spending has been around 205.1 billion. " 205.1 billion Saudi riyals is 54 billion USD. The 87 billion USD is when the regional and security administration figures are added in...

This was the officer responsible for the killing of the two terrorists today, his name is Corporal Jibran Awaji. I hope he gets a promotion and a medal for his actions today.

Yes, it would have been a much better aircraft but we all know that better technical specs don't always equate to successful armament deals.

It should be noted of the following: A) The Saudi military budget is actually 50 billion USD, not 80+. And this includes the costs of the ongoing war in Yemen. This figure would put Saudi Arabia around 7th or 8th in the world. Far behind China's 217 billion USD. B)The Saudi budget has only...

Is there a source for this? I always assumed the interest the RSAF posed was just in passing, not serious intent to buy.