- Chocoholic wrote:
And you find this strange because?.....
There are lots of American and British ships patrolling the Gulf, so they just come in for shore leave - and your problem is?
Thats what I was thinking... gtmash They were a common sight during 1990. dubai girl Did you know that US trains the UAE military? They also have a base in AlAin. I have a good friend that works at Jebel Ali (or I should say volunteers her time) on a weekly basis sometimes 2 or 3 times per week to help the soldiers when they come into port. She loves doing it and it is a good cause. They have all been away from their families for month's and love to see the "motherly" like person greeting them and helping them with questions, etc. Mr & Mrs Inquirer They are probable doing a bit of R+R before they invade IRaN :) Bleakus i played some paintball with these guys once, they are pretty good at it Concord
- Bleakus wrote:
i played some paintball with these guys once, they are pretty good at it
I would think they are not too bad at the "real' thing :wink: asc_26 Poor LK. It must your first time to see real soldiers. eh? They're all over dubai for vacation & they walk in groups wearing walking/city shorts.
Couldn't forget my first chinook ride with them not in Iraq though.
- dubai girl wrote:
Did you know that US trains the UAE military? They also have a base in AlAin.
They're training not only UAE military but some other GCC countries that has american ties against terrorism etc. It's part of the treaty with the US.
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freza I wonder when they're going to get smoked out by Al Qaida...hhhmm... :-) Dr.D Man this place is seriously starting to suck balls. Jeevan dunno who is sucking whos though :lol: forget it mate, if this continues no ones gonna be on here but trolls Chocoholic And big wrinkly hairy ones at that. tomtom69l7 Whats everyones problem with the US military? I can understand if your against Iraq. ( I am VERY firmly AGAINST the invasion of Iraq) But why would you not want US military personal visiting Dubai? They put money into the economy of Dubai if they are there on leave. BTW isnt Dubai trying to establish itself as a tourist destination? Dr.D
- tomtom69l7 wrote:
Whats everyones problem with the US military? I can understand if your against Iraq. ( I am VERY firmly AGAINST the invasion of Iraq) But why would you not want US military personal visiting Dubai? They put money into the economy of Dubai if they are there on leave. BTW isnt Dubai trying to establish itself as a tourist destination?
It's just one idiot, not 'everyone'.
Personally, I've met a lot of US military since I've been in Dubai and they're good lads.
Don't listen to the knob-jobbing wankers on the forum. jabbajabba I bump into them a lot at Kuwait airport - at first I gave a wide birth but got talking to one guy from new jersey. He enlisted when he was 17 (before the war) as there was no other work around and quite a bad drug problem in his town. His family had a long military background as well. He could not stand being out in Iraq and did not agree being there and most of his buddies felt the same - but he had to complete his time or do time for deserting and wait even longer to get back with his family. jabbajabba
- freza wrote:
I wonder when they're going to get smoked out by Al Qaida...hhhmm... :-)
The bin laden family have to much interest in Dubai for that to happen :) gregory863 hey i was in the u.s. military at one point and i can guarrenty one thing they all get a long and detailed lecture about how to not piss off the locals. i'm sure they are a welcome sight for all of the business girls here too.
- scot1870 wrote:
American military are always easy to spot, groups of burly men with cropped haircuts, you'd think they'd maybe get some training how to blend in a bit.
But mabybe they have been trained really well and are truly blending. I often see burly men with crapped haircuts wearing dish dash :shock: scot1870 Yeah it's only the fake beard that gives them away :D Concord
- scot1870 wrote:
Yeah it's only the fake beard that gives them away :D
And I also thought dish disha and trainers or "sneakers" might give a hint :wink: Concord never mind - double post :oops: MaaaD Also most of the soldiers in Iraq travel to and from the Middle East via Dubai on Emirates airlines. I know this because once in the matter of days like 20 flights got fully booked from DXB to New York and when i asked why this happened in a non-peak season i was told its army personnel traveling back home. Anyway the UAE has very few US marines compared to Bahrain or Qatar. rudeboy lol wots so big about some yankees coming to dubai.