With the former Iraqi regime gone, Kuwait faces no military threat of any kind, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Jaber Al-Sabah, said while visiting a number of military sites recently.
"There is another..."
"Oh. Thank you, Yoda. I forgot." |
"The fact that we are not currently encountering any threats does not mean that we should drop our guard," he said, adding that "we should remain vigilant to any radical changes in our region." He emphasized Kuwait will not allow anyone to disturb domestic peace and will fight hard against terrorism.
| You might even want to give some thought to that "iron hand" thing... |
While he praised the armed forces for doing a good job in protecting the country, he acknowledged that changes in the region have engendered different defense-related strategies to keep Kuwait safe and secure. In that vein, a new naval base will be established on the island of Failaka, he revealed. He added it will be a totally Kuwaiti base. He said Kuwait was still honoring all security agreements that bear directly on the safety of the nation. He said also that the subject of military service will be soon be re-evaluated as will be bonuses given to all sectors of the armed forces.
| "We want to keep you guys happy. We know that armies without a threat hanging over them sometimes find other things to do..." |
Sheikh Jaber started his customary Eid Al-Fitr tour of the Armed Forces departments by visiting a police-training camp and a number of Army units located on Failaka, Bubyan and Warba islands. He was greeted at all these locations with officials and officers of the Department of Defense. Meanwhile, Ministry of Interior Undersecretary Lieutenant General Nasser Al-Othman praised the northern border security guards and officers and all units stationed there.
| Those should be guys with something to do, catching bad guys. Maybe they should pay those bonuses to the guys that actually catch 'em? |
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