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EL34x4

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5. Foreigners do pretty much every job in UAE

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2015, 04:27 PM

Dec 2015

That require even the slightest bit of actual labor. It's no surprise that their Armed Forces would be made up of mercenaries.

This small percentage of the population who are citizens enjoy a life of leisure. If they work at all, it's in high-salaried "make work" positions that consist of little more than driving their Ferrari to the office for a few hours each week.

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The United Arab Emirates has deployed a team of Colombian mercenaries to fight in Yemen [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2015 OP

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Well, they would want to get their hands dirty you know, being rich and all. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #2

Indeed MosheFeingold Dec 2015 #4

They do grow some good mercenaries down there. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #6

Wait for these mercs to return to Colombia - and then head to the US. Mika Dec 2015 #3

Depends on how much they're paid. EL34x4 Dec 2015 #7

Foreigners do pretty much every job in UAE EL34x4 Dec 2015 #5

The Tip of a Bloody Iceberg: Colombian Mercenaries in Yemen Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #8

For a mere $9 billion plus since 2000, the U.S. has bought Colombia. From the article: Judi Lynn Dec 2015 #9

Nothing can possibly go wrong here. Nt a la izquierda Dec 2015 #10