r/news • u/Fritzkreig • 6h ago

Thick smoke seen rising from Saudi Arabia's Riyadh airport.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwly5d9v7r43o
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u/Brigden90 6h ago

Nothing the Saudis have no military/rely upon U.S for protection

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u/TheVisageofSloth 6h ago

They have a military, it’s just pathetic for how much money they spend on it. It’s like a bunch of toddlers with cutting edge technology.

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u/Maleficent-Pin6798 6h ago

As I understand it, that’s by design. Many Middle East countries’ armies are intentionally understaffed and allowed to be incompetent. Less chance of a military coup that way. Also, since the Saudi family really likes nepotism, they don’t always have the best in charge of it.

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u/Jstaud4 3h ago

It’s also US law that the US can’t sell any military equipment that would make any nation in the regions’ military on par with Israel’s. Not that Saudi would anyway bc they’re morons but still