Stay tuned.
I’m not sure there has been a more incompetent regional military power as the Saudis since Italy in WWII. They have the 8th largest military budget in the world. The Saudis pour billions into their military for the very best state-of-the-art equipment which makes the result even more comical.
Their whole army is designed for vibes and aura farming.
They’re the opposite of the Italians. Italy had terrible production, equipment and leadership, but actually fought bravely, whereas the Saudis are given all the equipment and advisors they could dream of and still fail.
Mind you, the current conflict is primarily between the Yemeni military and Houthi militants. Currently the Saudis only provide logistical support and airstrikes.
The whole first book of Dune revolves around underestimating the Fremen.
Money can’t buy competence.
“Yemen’s Houthis might have directly struck Saudi Arabia’s East-West crude oil pipeline in the desert southeast of Medina. Sentinel-3 satellite imagery from today shows a massive black smoke plume nearly 100 km long over the pipeline route, stretching across the desert…”
https://x.com/HormuzLetter/status/2098152930348278000
