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[Vilanat]

Why should they risk their soldier's lives when they can hire an infidel to fight and die for them?

[Sergarr]

since when are UAE "infidels"

[Sheb]

since when are UAE "infidels"

The aussie they hire would be. But Vilanat, do you seriously suggest that SA give a single damn about shedding muslim blood? Because that's a very, very strange position to hold. But yeah, the Emirate's population is made of 80-90% foreign workers (around a million citizens). It's hardly surprising their military is partly made of foreigners too. If they were only recruiting from their own citizen, they could field at most a few thousands troops.

[Vilanat]

The royals don't care about anyone, muslim or not, as befitting most of those who have been raised a billionaires and above all others.

Nobody in the UAE will shed a tear over Columbian or Australian casualties even if they fought under and for the UAE, however, if a Bani yas member would have been killed it would make the front page in Dubai and Abu dhabi and people will start to seriously question their campaign in Yemen. If a member from a lesser tribe would have died, people will start question the families hirarchies.

Jordan gave a nice precedent. Nobody questioned the participation against ISIS nor mentioned if an American killed at it but the second a jordanian pilot went down, the MB affiliates started a heavy and popular campaign to pull out, while questioning the King's authority, That's why he immediately went taking photos in a flight dress.

[Sheb]

Yeah, make sense. Same reason the US is so fond of security contractors too.

[Antioch]

Is there anyone else that feels that Hillary sounds like a parrot?

She is always sooooo PC.

She answers questions and speeches like the stereotypical politician, always saying what is "expected" of her.

I never get the notion that she is actually expressing an opinion.

edit: damn, wanted to post in the american politics thread.

[Orange Wizard]

Probably should go in the ameripol thread so mainiac can rip into you.

[miljan]

France in chaos
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36385778

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/24/france-petrol-chaos-british-families-left-stranded-in-their-cars/

[Sergarr]

french revolution when

[Teneb]

eat the rich

[Baffler]

It's easy to see why they're so pissed. With the strikes concentrated in the energy and transportation sectors they actually have some leverage too. That they would use the state of emergency following a terrorist attack from months ago to do things like remove protections for workers without Parliamentary approval is pretty worrying.

[Loud Whispers]

Tbh it just looks like normal France

[Teneb]

Tbh it just looks like normal France

Well, you know, it's not a normal day in France if someone's not being guillotined.

[Jopax]

Honestly shit like this should be normal anywhere, not something frowned upon. When was the last time some other big power folk got up in arms about workers rights being stripped or weakened?

This shit right here (the protests and strikes mind, not the shitheads breaking stuff amidst the chaos) is democracy at it's finest, people exerting their will to have their goverment act in their best interests.

[Loud Whispers]

Tbh it just looks like normal France

Well, you know, it's not a normal day in France if someone's not being guillotined.

I was referring to the strikes, they only behead people for religion of peace now