Syria’s Assad visits UAE, his 1st trip to an Arab country since civil war started
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    • ThomasMuentzner [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      • They curently see the West starting its own syria and beeing like .. damn isn't that stupid .. what the Hell have we been doing ?

      • Also US demonstrated its Willingness to go after "Oligarch Property" i think thats a No Go .. ?

      • Or Putin hetched all Oilexporters in a secret plot against imperialism ?

      • the racism ?

      • Maybe after 11 years syria and Yemen , Arab world has reach an inflection point.. ?

      • What hard Leverage has the US currently against somebody exporting oil and Gas and might be willling to do it in Yuan .. ?

        • ZZ_SloppyTop [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I hear rumblings that Saudi Arabia/UAE are coming to the table to negotiate with Houthis after a series of Houthi victories.

          Inshallah there will be peace in the gulf

      • AOCapitulator [they/them]
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        2 years ago

        Or Putin hetched all Oilexporters in a secret plot against [american] imperialism ?*

        there's no scenario where this is actually a galaxy brain anti imperialist move

    • ZZ_SloppyTop [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Once Assad showed up, they had no choice but to let him stay. You cannot make Assad go and keep your life

  • CommCat [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I like to follow China's jet program.

    true UAE cancelled F-35, but haven't heard anything about UAE going for J-10. J-10 is not equivalent to F-35, different class. J-10c is 4.5gen, and F-35 is a stealth 5gen. China's 5gen is the J-20, but like the US F-22, it's not for export. China is working on a 5gen equivalent to F-35, which they are calling J-31/35(lol), but it's still in development.

    If UAE actually goes for a few J-10Cs , that would be a big accomplishment, since China has not been able to find buyers for their newest top line J-10C fighter Jets. They did sell a few of their FC-1/JF-17 (co production with Pakistan) to Nigeria and Myanmar. Just a few weeks ago Pakistan bought a few J-10Cs, which was big news in South Asia.

    Argentina is interested in the JF-17 blk III, because any US/Western fighter jet will get blocked by GB because of the Falklands. Argentina is broke, so they can't afford the more lethal J-10C.

    • ThomasMuentzner [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Damn son , sorry this https://eurasiantimes.com/chinese-j-20-meets-us-f-35-stealth-fighter-jet-for-the-first-time/

      and this https://eurasiantimes.com/us-analyses-why-uae-cancelled-23b-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-deal-with-the-us/

      and This https://eurasiantimes.com/uae-to-acquire-chinese-fighter-jets-after-terminating-23b-deal/

      all flowed wierd together on this one ... its L-15 trainers they buy also known as JL- 10

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongdu_JL-10

      what is this Stupid military naming anyway , just call it Dragon.. and Pavillion or something ... ? the French Do it .. "Rafale" i will always now .. Rafale .. oh thats the best looking plane..

      • CommCat [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        yeah the French Rafale is a really nice looking plane, Pakistan actually bought the J-10c as a counter to India's Rafale.

    • redhex [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Can you recommend any resources for following China's or Russia's or US' weapons programs?

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    not many people know this, but UAE stands for Upending American Empire