Bolton dealing to build an Arab military force in Syria - CNNPolitics
"Despite purchasing billions of dollars' worth of US defense equipment and weapons, most Arab military forces remain fundamentally limited in their capability."
'And even the most advanced military forces in the region still rely on US for intelligence-gathering and targeting information from classified US satellites. '
'There is also the question of whether Arab nations would be up for the task from a military standpoint. '
'Many Arab nations lack a military capable of power projection or the ability to travel great distances, sustain themselves and sustain operations, Kirby said. '
'Ryan Dillon said Tuesday that individual nations are responsible for announcing specific force contributions on the ground in Syria. '
[–] HarlandKornfeld14 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Qatar has good relations with Turkey and bad relations with Saudis. Egypt is too neutralist, has ties with China and Russia. UAE is mostly foreigners working there (Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, etc). The only people who could go is Saudis, and they don't even have their shit together in Yemen, and they're using Sudanese mercenaries there.