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The Army. A global force for good golf in the gulf.

Saudi Arabia and The Arizona Golf Course (US Military). Is it safe from ISIS?

Nick Turse's "The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives" excerpt:

...That year, according to DoD documents, the U.S. Army paid $71,614 to the Arizona Golf Resort -- located in sunny Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A Saudi homage to the American Southwest that claims to offer the "only residential western expatriate golf resort in Riyadh with activities for all ages," the resort actually boasts an entire entertainment complex, complete with a water-slide-enhanced megapool, gym, bowling alley, horse stables, roller hockey rink, arcade, amphitheater, restaurant, and even a cappuccino bar -- not to mention the golf course and a driving range. It's the perfect spot, in the so-called arc of instability, for military folks to play a few rounds with other Westerners. For those in the Persian Gulf who prefer their links on a smaller scale, there are also miniature golf courses at such military bases as Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base and at Camp Doha, both located in Kuwait, Balad Air Base in Iraq, and the air force's base at Eskan Village, near Riyadh Air Base, in Saudi Arabia. But minigolf isn't the only activity for duffers stationed at Eskan. In 2002, the U.S. General Accounting Ofce investigated "seemingly unneeded expenditures" by the military and found that $5,333 had been spent on "golf passes" for folks from Eskan Village.

Ol' Mick makes the assessment that this Army Base Golf Course prolly is safe for there is no known tradition of Mahomet playing golf and so ISIS is not bloody well likely to invade it and start to decapitate the caddies and blow-up the Pro Shop.

https://www.facebook.com/Arizona-Golf-Resort-176320362522356/timeline/

The Army, keeping handicaps low and morale high.