Donward Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Same reason today why the Brits were so keen to keep control of the same areas over a century ago. The accidents of geography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthetenth Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Same reason for the Anglo-Japanese alliance really, that let the British bottle the Russians up. Chokepoints have been a cornerstone of naval strategy for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 It looks like it might have been a "technical fault" or "technical failure" which brought down that Saudi F-15. Phew. For a second there I thought we'd have to recompile those vaunted F-15 K/D ratios. It's bad enough we have Allies in the Middle East bringing shame on the M1 Abrams by surrendering tanks to guys in Toyota Hi-Lux pickup trucks. But to lose an Eagle to a bunch of guys waving Kalashnikovs, RPGs and driving around in technicals... Wait a second... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Iran is raising the stakes in the Yemen poker game. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_YEMEN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-04-08-08-22-46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 If some sort of shooting war started between Iran and Saudi before 2016, what is the over/under on the number of days, weeks, months that the House of Saud would stand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Probably about 6months or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthetenth Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Cue the Beach Boys with guest singer McCain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Interesting breakdown of the political situation in Pakistan, as pressure mounts from the Saudis for them to join in against the Houthi rebels. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/4/8/saudi-request-on-yemen-sparks-crisis-in-pakistan.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/saudis-fear-iranian-control-of-yemen-due-to-this-strate-1694709328 Rundown of the strategic reasons why the Saudis are flipping out about Yemen. "Suez Crisis 2: Electric Boogaloo" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Per the article... Ghulam Ahmed Bilour, a member of the Pashtun nationalist Awami National Party, was angry at the suggestions that the Pakistan army were mere mercenaries. “My army is not a rent-an-army,” Bilour said. The Pakistani Parliament then broke down into uproarious laughter before ending the session so the members could have enough time to honor kill a rape victim. Pakistani opposition politicians are concerned about further taxing Pakistan’s already strained military. “Forty percent of the army is engaged in the war on terror,” said Hussain. I bet forty percent is engaged in the war on terror... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2015/04/04/saudi-special-forces-involved-in-yemen-ops/25287847/ Here we go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted April 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2015/04/04/saudi-special-forces-involved-in-yemen-ops/25287847/ Here we go... A DP? Yemen is just a host to weird weapons. Saudi Spec Ops were probably involved since day 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 SU-85? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 SU-100, looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 SU-100, looks like. Czech produced SU-100, to be specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Some photos from Yemen. Shia militia. Not their cheeks - this is "footprint" of some kind of chewing narcotic/drug. Saudi borderguards. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Saudis help for "anti-Houthi" forces. Grad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Iranian picture about Saudi Arabia bombings in Yemen. Saudi's Bradley, firing at Yemen territory. One of Yemen's tribe militia. BTR-80A Tied 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted April 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Iranian Convey moves towards Yemen? What could possibly go wrong? I rather interested the Saudis haven't done more on the ground yet. It also seems AQAP is taking advantage of the chaos taking portions eastern Yemen. Who would have guessed that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Well the Pakistani parliament flatly rejected sending in ground troops to help the House of Saud. I'm sure that has put pause to how eager the Saudis are to escalate the situation. I wonder what public opinion is in Saudi Arabia over this. And yes, seeing how they didn't step up when we needed them back during OIF, it would make me smile to see the Saudi's coalition of the willing fall apart were it not that their opponents are even worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Saudis quit with the bombing thing. But... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 http://saudia-press.com/pribyitie-sil-natsionalnoy-gvardii-v-nadzhran/ http://www.alriyadh.com/1042614 Saudi Arabia National Guard Prince Saad bin Abdurrahman Brigade moved from its base in the administrative center of the Hasham Al Aan in to the province of Najran to Saudi Arabia-Yemen border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T___A Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Welp another reason the house of saud needs to go: http://www.thetower.org/2046-report-saudis-to-buy-nuke-from-pakistan-in-response-to-iran-deal/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I posted that in the nuclear section too T__A. Didn't notice you had posted it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 The thought of Saudi Arabia having nukes fills me with much more dread than the idea that Iran might. xthetenth and Belesarius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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