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Starman_Jonestoday at 12:51 AM1 replyview on HN

Without the US, Saudi Arabia et al would be significantly outnumbered in a war with Iran. It's very unlikely that they have the capacity to invade Iran, even without considering drones. Factoring in drones, they will simply run out of soldiers before Iran runs out of drones, and the Iranian army can conduct mop-up operations at their leisure.


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JumpCrisscrosstoday at 12:53 AM

> Without the US, Saudi Arabia et al would be significantly outnumbered

True. Without the U.S., the most they can do is pot Iranian ships so they sue for limited peace.

> Factoring in drones, they will simply run out of soldiers before Iran runs out of drones

Both the KSA and UAE have access to mercenaries. They wouldn't be running out of fodder any time soon.