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In the first Gulf War it was out of necessity. Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khafji

Even today, other than wealth, Saudi Arabia is a much smaller country than Iraq with half its population -Saudi Arabia’s population figures are inflated since over 40% are foreigners-. In 1991 Iraq was much stronger, and much more self sufficient, it could have taken Saudi Arabia in days if it weren’t for the coalition forces.

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Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

-Saudi Arabia’s population figures are inflated since over 40% are foreigners-.

That’s not inflated, they’re still part of the population…

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- dubyakay@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Maybe they don’t count temporary residents like students and foreign worker permit holders?
  
  Also can they likely can’t be drafted / join their army?
  
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  - Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    
    Also can they likely can’t be drafted / join their army?
    
    Yeah I guess they wouldn’t be given dog tags or a gun etc, they’d just be given a shovel or similar 😅
    
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