KERRY: The Abrab Countries Have Offered To Pay For The Entirety (If USA Does The Messy Stuff)

[kpete]

Secretary of State John Kerry said at Wednesday’s hearing that Arab countries have offered to pay for the entirety of unseating President Bashar al-Assad if the United States took the lead militarily.

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Secretary of State John Kerry said at Wednesday’s hearing that Arab countries have offered to pay for the entirety of unseating President Bashar al-Assad if the United States took the lead militarily.

“With respect to Arab countries offering to bear costs and to assess, the answer is profoundly yes,” Kerry said. “They have. That offer is on the table.”

Asked by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) about how much those countries would contribute, Kerry said they have offered to pay for all of a full invasion.

“In fact, some of them have said that if the United States is prepared to go do the whole thing the way we’ve done it previously in other places, they’ll carry that cost,” Kerry said. “That’s how dedicated they are at this. That’s not in the cards, and nobody’s talking about it, but they’re talking in serious ways about getting this done.


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[DJ13]

1. So it's true

We're Saudi Arabia's bitch now.

[backscatter712]

6. We're their hired thugs.

Doesn't that make Mama proud?

[dixiegrrrrl]

23. "have nukes, will travel" is the new motto.

How refreshing when the bullshit stops and teh truth emerges.

[Squinch]

2. And, let me guess, we'll be greeted as liberators and it the oil will pay for it, not the taxpayer.

[Supersedeas]

24. heard this story before?

[Squinch]

25. Many, many years ago, I knew a kid who used to say,

"Decoupage! I've been here before!"

[Turbineguy]

3. As a way to pay back

the trillions extra they got for oil thanks to George W. Bush. We provide the lives to ruin, they provide the money. I'm really beginning to miss colonialism.

[kpete]

4. New potter barn rule 2013

"you buy it - you own it"

peace, kp

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Well, it is not about a pipeline then

Just the children.



Oy

[wandy]

7. WoW! Such a deal. We should jump at the offer........

Listen....
It will only take six weeks.
We will be greeted with candy and flowers.
And best of all the Oil,,, errrr, I mean The Arab countries will pay for it.

So.......

Are we mercenariness or prostitutes.

:everycurswordyoueverheard:

[Number23]

8. I hope Kerry told them exactly what to do with that money and they're offer

If the Arab nations want Assad out then they should send in their own damn troops. I am alternately thrilled that the Arab league is coming out so strongly against Assad and disgusted at the same time that they apparently want someone else to actually do the work.

[reformist2]

9. Shameful.

It may be a fact that the Arabs offered this, but Kerry should be ashamed of himself for even hinting that this might be a reason to favor military action.

[Summer Hathaway]

14. Exactly where

did Kerry "hint that this might be a reason to favor military action"?

[reformist2]

16. By mentioning it.

[Autumn]

21. It's on the table. which means it's under consideration.

[Summer Hathaway]

22. Oh, I see.

By 'mentioning' that an offer had been made, Kerry was in fact 'hinting' that it might be a reason to favor military action.

I guess that's why he followed with: "That’s not in the cards, and nobody’s talking about it."

Of course, there is no doubt that had he not disclosed the offer that was made, there would be a dozen OPs screaming, "What is he trying to hide!?!!?!!"

This place has become a fuckin' insane asylum.

[Dr Fate]

10. We can too afford it! I knew it!

"...they’ll carry that cost,”

That's all I need to hear- I am for this EVEN MORE now that the far left has lost the "we cant afford this" non-argument/strawman.

[reformist2]

17. Sarcasm, I hope?

[Dr Fate]

19. No- I am for these bombings.

And since we do not even have to pay for them now, even sweeter.

[RobertEarl]

28. Finally: a Jobs program!

Putting America to work!

Now, we shouldn't over charge them. Minimum wage would show we are not greedy. And no bennies demanded either.

If we ask for too much they might raise the price of oil.

War is good for the economy!

[Coyotl]

11. Will they pay off the $2,000,000,000,000.00 debt for Iraq and Afghanistan first?

That's only $40,000.00 per American family!!

[Autumn]

12. What fucking bullshit.

"the way we’ve done it previously in other places, they’ll carry that cost,” Kerry said. Iraq and Afghanistan, we did such a fine fucking
job there didn't we Mr. Kerry?

They are just so willing to shit on our military dead from Iraq and Afghanistan.

The United States military is not a whore for sale.

[alfie]

13. What did he mean by

"the way we've done it previously in other places, they'll carry that cost"? When did they finance a war for us?

[Pretzel_Warrior]

18. First gulf war

[Autumn]

20. We have gone into Iraq and Afghanistan and removed their leaders, you may remember

those little wars of bush's and our government, over the years has toppled other leaders in other countries there. They are very kindly offering to pay us to go in to Syria and do their dirty work.

[NightWatcher]

15. Their oil would pay for it. Remember that line from ten years ago?

[Whiskeytide]

26. Why don't they just hire Blackwater...

...or whatever they call themselves now??? Much cheaper, and they love this kind of shit.

[customerserviceguy]

29. Yep, they're the 'professional' mercernaries. n/t

[0rganism]

27. Makes me wonder what did Assad do to piss off "Arab countries" so much?

Hell, if he's pissing them off to the point where they'd pay us to remove him, maybe I'd rather he stayed in power.

Or maybe they're just kidding around and they're not really planning to pick up the tab.

Or maybe SoS Kerry's making shit up.

No matter how I fold it, I still can't see this as a compelling argument to start bombing.