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2017-04-30 Arabia

UAE’s battle-hardened military expands into Africa, Mideast

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Posted by trailing wife 2017-04-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 battle-hardened military???????????

little Sparta we know Mattis is an Arabophill, but this is a bit too much.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-04-30 00:49|| 2017-04-30 00:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Mattis has said a lot of things. I don't think he said 'battle hardened military', though. And, there's this closing line in that article:

As far as friends of Israel are concerned, General Mattis’s clear-eyed recognition of the seriousness of the threat from Iran should serve as a source of encouragement far outweighing any concerns about an isolated statement he made three years ago when the strategic view of the Middle East was far different than it is today.

Posted by Pappy 2017-04-30 08:41|| 2017-04-30 08:41|| Front Page Top

#3 As far as friends of Israel are concerned, General Mattis’s clear-eyed recognition of the seriousness of the threat from Iran should serve as a source of encouragement far outweighing any concerns about an isolated statement he made three years ago when the strategic view of the Middle East was far different than it is today.

Translation: what can't be cured must be endured, or - in Hebrew - ein brera.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-04-30 08:49|| 2017-04-30 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 As the US guides the expansion of their powerbase, UAE is nicely positioned to provide a regional (SA) umbrella of medium range (1000-1500 mi) IRBMs.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-04-30 11:27|| 2017-04-30 11:27|| Front Page Top

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