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Saudi Arabia has something like twice as many jet fighters than France. Even if you factor incompetence, it's not hard to hit a cargo ship or an oil production
by cm2187 6mo ago
Saudi Arabia has something like twice as many jet fighters than France. Even if you factor incompetence, it's not hard to hit a cargo ship or an oil production facility in absence of any meaningful air defence.
- boruto 6mo agoDoes Saudi really want to fight an existential battle alone with Iran over 100B? probably not possible politically too.
- sysguest 6mo agowell "want to" isn't "does not have to"
- School-Cotton 6mo agoThat would mean Saudi Arabia is starting a war with Iran, which they presumably don’t want to do.
- lenkite 6mo agoSaudi Arabia has FAR more to lose. Paying $1 or its equivalent in Yuan per barrel is utterly nothing for them. Chump Change. Unfortunately, I do not believe Israel will stand for peace on this terms, so a false-flag sabotage attack will happen as soon as they are freed from their conquest of Lebanon.
- taffydavid 6mo agoSaudi Arabia needs jet fighters to patrol a very large desert and active threats all around. France doesn't have enemies on all sides, and it has nukes and a navy. There's no pressing need for France to have more planes than Saudi Arabia