Saudi Interior Minister discussed with Pakistani leadership the possibilities of Pakistan sending a military brigade
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So a brigade is what, 4000 men ?
Defensive role is okay. But still it will make us party of the conflict and we will no longer be unbiased observer. I also don't understand why KSA will need a brigade from PA ? I mean they are more then capable of protecting their own soil and they have been doing so since years now (houthis didn't just came today). Still, I agree to the request but with following conditions.
1. All the expense of that brigade is paid from KSA armed forces budget.
2. And we choose the place where we want to station those soldiers. Some Arab guy dictating our soldiers and running a circus won't be okay.
3. Every soldier will get secondary pay, obviously. As they also pay secondary salary when on space missions to other countries so yah.
4. And yes we want deals on investments. No loans, no grants. Invest here.
I think I can come up with a conspiracy theory on that. Maybe Saudis somehow wants to drag us in the conflict. We send brigade for defensive roles and suddenly it get huge attacks from houthis "allegedly". Killing hundreds of our soldier. Kaboom. Now you are fighting Yemen houthis as well as Iran.
Defensive role is okay. But still it will make us party of the conflict and we will no longer be unbiased observer. I also don't understand why KSA will need a brigade from PA ? I mean they are more then capable of protecting their own soil and they have been doing so since years now (houthis didn't just came today). Still, I agree to the request but with following conditions.
1. All the expense of that brigade is paid from KSA armed forces budget.
2. And we choose the place where we want to station those soldiers. Some Arab guy dictating our soldiers and running a circus won't be okay.
3. Every soldier will get secondary pay, obviously. As they also pay secondary salary when on space missions to other countries so yah.
4. And yes we want deals on investments. No loans, no grants. Invest here.
I think I can come up with a conspiracy theory on that. Maybe Saudis somehow wants to drag us in the conflict. We send brigade for defensive roles and suddenly it get huge attacks from houthis "allegedly". Killing hundreds of our soldier. Kaboom. Now you are fighting Yemen houthis as well as Iran.
What purpose it will serve for the defence role in KSA?
KSA and Pakistan in past maintained such units under a joint liaison command of PA and Saudi Army. In 1st Gulf War KSA succumbed to USA pressure and that system was dismantled.
Now, PA also stretched in defence of the homeland, how could it contribute to the KSA defence?
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It will never be defensive role, once you are in, you are going to fight.. its a ploy to drag Pakistan in,
Iranian unrest on western border will increase..
Beware of Saudi tricks… completely stay out of it
Iranian unrest on western border will increase..
Beware of Saudi tricks… completely stay out of it
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I think you have not much to offer other then millitary support. Pakistan has a large military which is non-arab it is win-win for both sides as a payment Saudis can invest in Pakistan and pay for the expense for deployment.
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We should keep out of Iran Saudi conflict !
Safeguarding Makkah and Medina is ok bur that's as far as it should go
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If i were President of Pakistan honestly it's ride or die i would go in the middle east with all my power and carry out my duty. Gulf Arabs are generous they will reward it bigtime. But Pakistan also gets into a stronger position there.
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US soldiers cost them too much. Saudi govt pay their salaries while stationed in KSA around 65k to 60k per year a base salary of a soldier in US dollars, then technicians charge more and it goes up and crosses 100k easily, On top, they have to provide boarding and lodging. Equipment depreciation fee..etc ... now you can compare the rest. US DOD charges every single service and they are not cheap. For example, when US hand over THAAD , it came with US technicians because it's a very expensive and very sensitive system. Same agreement with F15 and AH64.
Our Soldiers cost them dirt cheap compared to any Western country. That is the reason the Saudi defence bill is extremely high.
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Lets do this if Saudis are willing to invest billions of dollars in Pakistan. There is no point doing Iranis any favour when all they want is our destruction.
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Iran is already attacking Pakistan, What the Saudi's and Pakistani's need to do is to make a proxy army and take
the fight into Iran. They should also send a brigade to Saudi Arabia.
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It's a paper army. The military is kept intentionally weak to prevent a coup against the monarchy.
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