The reality is that despite huge expenditures procuring military ordinance, the Saudi army is an untested and unreliable ground force. The Saudi royals have absolutely no confidence that the rank and file will fight well or risk all to fight for the “kingdom”. The Saudis were unable to recruit the Pakistanis to fight in Yemen and apparently the Egyptians, despite the huge Saudi subsidies to their economy, did not agree to fight. It would not be an easy battle against the motivated Shi’ite tribesmen.
Well Saudi King just called up the National Guard today to join the ground troops.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-king-salman-national-guard-yemen-iran-houthi-rebels/
“The reality is that despite huge expenditures procuring military ordinance, the Saudi army is an untested and unreliable ground force. The Saudi royals have absolutely no confidence that the rank and file will fight well or risk all to fight for the “kingdom”. The Saudis were unable to recruit the Pakistanis to fight in Yemen and apparently the Egyptians, despite the huge Saudi subsidies to their economy, did not agree to fight. It would not be an easy battle against the motivated Shi’ite tribesmen.”
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Bingo.
Big Bump, the Saudis are toast with out the US Army, Navy and Air Force propping them up. Looks like the one has no intention of propping them up. There best move is to entrench at home keeping their power dry. Kuwaitis must be shaking in their boots. In fact things are looking really bad for the "Gulf States" and the US dollar.
All in all looks like a great opportunity for China to secure access to middle east oil.
Between Libya, Gaza and the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptians have other things to keep their army home for.
Egypt joins Saudi coalition against Yemen
http://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/03/27/lok-lee-egypt-saudi-coalition.cnn
Egypt, Saudi Arabia mull military exercises amid Yemen airstrikes
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/04/15/egypt-and-saudi-mull-joint-military-exercise-as-saudi-led-coalition-presses/
Saudi, Egyptian warships move into strait as Yemen airstrikes widen
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/03/27/saudi-arabia-egypt-yemen-airstrikes/70545168/
The Saudi’s fight and die for themselves? Not likely. Site they’ll the get the West to do their fighting for them, and they’ll get young men and women to blow themselves up to kill others but they don’t want to die.
They are either running scared, which is likely, or, they’re waiting on our carrier, also possible.
To a sane person for us to fight Iran in Yemen and to help them get nuclear weapons at home is utter insanity. But, when you have sociopaths running your country and Pentagon brass who are cowards this is what you end up with.
Interesting analysis - Does this mean Iran essentially “won”.