re: #219 yma o hyd

I would hazard the guess that they treat everything they possess like shit - not because of their religion, but ebcause they have not had to work and pay for any of it themselves. They’ve been given everything, for years, and they know this is an inexhaustible well (I hope they have a rude awakening soon!), so taking care of anything doesn’t matter to them - be it weapons, eqipment, anything.

Actually, I’ve read its a trend amongst Arab militaries to not see to the proper gear maintenance. Modern military hardware takes a lot of training to use and maintain and those with the knowledge horde it as a precious resource. As a result, they dont have enough people with proper training around to keep the gear functioning, but instead blame the equipment for being defective. Those wonderful traits of paranoia and ignorance win the day again.