Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   One Question Date:   11/7/2016 3:59:01 PM

Lifer, you are correct about Saudi Arabia.  Saudis don't do much labor.  That has been a frustraion with our military members who go over there (or just about any place in the Middle East) is that they feel no sense of commitment.  They may or may not show up.  In fact, one Army guy I knew said "never tell let a Saudi tell you his problem, because once he has, he believes he has passed ownship to you, and now it is your problem to solve.

They don't have any human rights laws or labor laws that apply to immigrants in Saudi.  So if they import people, those people can be treated like slaves. It's pretty much the same in Kuwait. 

As an interesting aside, a marketing guy told me that before the 1st Gulf War, if you made an appointment with a Saudi or Kuwaiti official, it may or may not happen, and sometimes marketing guys would be forced to talk to the back of an officials head.  And then there are the expediters or representatives, who must be paid in order to get the appointment in the first place.