As the Obama Administration in general, and Secretary of State John Kerry in particular, attempt to foist a war against Syria on the American public, discussion of the enormous costs are become part of the debate.
Kerry dodged the question of the cost of the attack officials promise would be extremely limited, but did so by revealing that Arab nations have offered to pay the entire cost of a full US ground invasion.
Kerry tried to spin this as proof that the international community is “dedicated” to the war, but then hastily backtracked after he realized that a full-scale ground invasion wasn’t supposed to be on the table.
“That is not in the cards and nobody is talking about it,” Kerry then insisted, saying that everyone is “talking about taking seriously getting this job done.”
The puzzling claim follows Kerry’s statement yesterday that he didn’t want to rule out sending ground troops into Syria, which he insisted then too wasn’t explicitly being considered. The statements suggest that turning this “limited,” do-nothing war into an Iraq-style occupation is not only among the options, but has gone far enough that the administration has had discussions with other nations on paying for it.
The ultimate in corruption. Taking bribes and hiring our military out? U.S. military now mercenaries? We need more than just campaign finance reform.
Yes, what we need is political reform. It's obvious that the system envisioned by the founders has been corrupted and no longer works – and definitely does not benefit the citizens.
Ah yes, this is obviously the fault of a bicameral legislature.
Actually many blame the Supremes and their Citizens United ruling.
Oh boy! Cost plus and arabs paying for it? I believe several defence contractors just had spontaneous orgasms.
Paying USA government to start a war is nothing new, Libya war was about Saudi Arabia and UAE in generals to have mor of political and and religious influence in that part of the world, for USA the Libyan war to open a path into Africa. Iraq war started by USA and NATO because of 9/11 but those who planed the attack were from Saudi Arabia, non of the involved were from Afghanistan nor Iraq. So goes for Balkan war where sunny Muslims known as Balkan mafia are the government of that part of the world. The Balkan war was about creating a delivery path for oil and gas from Caspian Sea to Europe, and Saudis have all kind of investment in oil companies, particularly the Americans and English BP is one of them.
Sweden was one of the countries bombed Libya , they still trying to sale (SAAB) fighter jet knowen as JAS which is a junk, for that reason they participated in Libya war and still looking into possibilities to find a "investors", who wants to invest and upgrade the Swedish fighter jest, also and for that reason they even sent the Swedish king to Saudi Arabia to appreciate the Saudi Arabia political and social dictatorial regime. And now Obama is there looking to for all and every help he can get to start the war in Syria and later with Iran. Sweden, with its present government is one of those "willing countries", if the price is wright, to participate in upcoming USA, Saudis and UAE, The Kuwaitis supplying the Swedish oil consumption, they are also parting with BP, the head of BP is related to king of Sweden, at the same time Sweden having many construction and many of the Swedish firm are heavily involved in Saudi Arabia, so don't be surprised if you read that Saudis are buying the Swedish junk made JAS when the time is wright for swedes to participate in USA, NATO, Saudi Arabia and UAE war on Syria and later Iran war.
“That is not in the cards and nobody is talking about it”
Again, our political reality defies parody.
"nobodies talking about it" …. except for the oil princes who want to borrow the lives of our children and get at least some of them killed.
Kerry looks like a freakin' cadaver !
Is this relevant ?
… and all that comes into your mind when a new mass-murder is planned?
It is relevant if one take takes into mind the saying " A picture can say more than a thousand words" he looks like a ghoul because his disposition is one of a ghoul. We are all accustomed to thinking that the evil man is usually some ghastly contorted ulgy insane character. Who would have thought that such a person could be your ordinary polite,go to church every Sunday, wonderful family man and dad, pay his taxes on time, never steals or cheat, kind to dogs and such next door neighbor etc,etc ? If one looks just beneath the surface, one sees the monster. We see one here in Kerry and we also see one in Obama even though he tries to cover it up real well.
It is not Arab countreis that are funding you war criminal. It is the Arab puppet head of state, where serve you and put Arab people $$$ that should be spend to feed the population, Arab blood. The only thing these dictators are providing you with is THEIR BEHIND AT YOUR SERVICE. We call these puppets pimps. So you are supporters of pimps and prostitutes against the Arab population who are hungry and homeless where you and Obama and the rest of the war criminals in Washington are responsible. you & Obama, are against Arab Nationalist like Dr. Assad, since "world government" that you serve is based on violence and massacres where you and Obama has shown are willing to do. Obama have killed many including Americans. The world is fed up with you and your police state where you want to expand it to Syria by force, but people will resist and send you and your masters to HELL. Obama should not repeat the genocite in Syria like he did in Libya. Obama must be impeached now.
No one is more aware than an American that a government does not represent the people of the country.
Kerry have said that: if USA is not going to start striking Syria then Saudis will send in more of their jihadist to fight the Syrian people, he also guarantees that if USA is not going strike Syria then Iran might be the next nuclear power in the regions. As usual not only they can't remember their lies but they also saying thing as "they are not supporting terrorism but Saudis are their allies."
Syrian war proven to be a proxy war and also Saudis and UAE wars wanting to dominate the entire Middle East where USA and NATO countries are determent to protect the Saudi peninsula for the Saudi and widen their religious influence into North Africa; therefore, Barack Hussein Obama is flip flopping as a opportunistic politician supporting the cause of Saudis and UAE but at home, one day he is supporting this, the other day his nowhere and supporting no one, at list he wants you to think that he is impartial. Now the page have turned and his sounding the war drums, now everyone knows what Syria war is about and whom they are paid by to start a bigger war in Syria and later with Iran. Losing a war is no longer a option for parties involved, USA is desperate to find few partners, they are at their knees begging the Swedish government, their senators, the AIPAC and others a like to help out, while continuing with their lies not remembering it later.
Kerry: "We are not supporting terrorism. We are just training and funding terrorists, and sending a billion dollars worth of illegal cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia. There's a difference, you see. I'm an idiot."
Grrrr. The new version of Iraq's-'liberation'-will-pay-for-itself. It sure aint 'the president's' table he doesn't wanna take ground troops off of, and this should bring up the question (if it weren't already open) of direct or laundered bribery at the Whitehouse, especially given how they handled 'intelligence' surrounding the gas attack e.g. scotthorton.org/2013/09/04/9413-gareth-porter/ (and Gareth's two recent articles on it). … It also fits the idea that oil producers/marketers want to disrupt the Shia land bridge: http://www.corbettreport.com/episode-279-who-is-really-b... at about 17:00. Isn'trael herself also wants into the oil biz, AIPAC is out of the closet, along with now unnamed Arab countries. Isn'trael, Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia all have greedy li'l paws in here…
The track record on this pay-for-itself bs suggests we'd be left with the bill while they make off like bandits. Now, who do you s'pose he means by 'nobody?'
If they should be able to destruct the 2 million men Syrian army in order to bring their criminal killers of Al CIAda into power, about 2 millions of Christians are killed or sent to USA as refugees, and similar cruelty with people with other religions.
I think we are still paying for Iraq’s liberation, while the war contractors is laughing all the way to the bank.
Where have I heard before that some one other that the US will pay for our war?
If they're willing to pay for it, why don't they do it themselves. After all they have more than enough military hardware to do the job. This just demonstrates what a bunch of cowardly shits the GCC rulers are – more interested in their cocaine, drink, whores, gambling and PS3s than doing a decent job. But then they would demonstrate their hypocrisy in all its manifest glory and I suspect they would be hated even more by their subjects than they are now if that is possible.
to do the job???
The job is destruction of Syria and killing of about one millions of Syrian people !
What person you are ? Brainwashed by this business article of Jason Ditz?
Jason Ditz is the antiwar-movement brainwasher.
So, we regularly sell these countries advanced military equipment. The best in the latest ways to kill both on the ground and from the air. But when they want to overthrow a government in the region they don't like, they come back to us and tell us they want to lease our military. And of course, like everyone who wants to borrow something, they say they'll bring it back as good as new. But of course, there will be body bags coming back home from this. If nothing else from the 'accidents' that regularly occur during military operations and who's bodies and injuries are never counted among the costs of war.
Stop these mass murderers ! They all need to be sentenced to death by the war criminals court !
They ordered this gas massacre on hundreds of children to get their war justified. Even Bush did lie better than those war criminals.
Syrians again are turned into refiugees with this bombing threat ! And millions Syrians, especially children will die as after Iraq bombing.
The REGULARLY do bomb civil infrastructure, like power plant, gas &water supply, and sewage plants, telecommunication. railways anything that hurts and disables a country – as done in Libya (96 percent of water supply in a desert country!)
Read what the so-called "collateral damage" in Yugoslav bombing really was – Spanish NATO fighter jet pilots did speak what really happened: http://www.srpska-mreza.com/Kosovo/NATO-attack/sp….
Check http://www.globalresearch.ca to get the news they did hide in order to fool you.
"revealing that Arab nations"
Who exactly are these "Arab Nations"? Not that it is particularly unclear but I think that if someone offers to give you money to rubbelize a country and kill people, names should be named. This is not a fricking Western with Clint Eastwood.
Like an Egyptian dictator, US presidents are now paid and sponsored by Saudi dictators.
We are the Saudi-Israeli b****, which is a step up from just being a Israeli-b****
Actually – we are b****** of the Israelis but since they ran us out of money with previous wars they hoaxed us into, now our military has to be PAID by the Saudis to continue to support Israeli wars in the style to which she is accustomed
Just that statement tells anyone who can think that America should not launch this attack. Its not in our interests as a nation. No Americans living on my street are made 'safer' or are 'defended' by this attack. This attack is only in the interests of other nations in the region. A supposition proven by Kerry's statement that they are willing to pay for this. And of course, also in the interest of the nation which can't be mentioned, but which Kerry visually signalled his support for by wearing his light blue tie.
So, Mr. Kerry is going to ask Americans to die for 'arabs' in the region who want to rent our military? Ain't that grand.
John Kerry once asked, "How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?"
Now he's going to tell us the answer to, "How do you ask a man to die for a Saudi sheik with a checkbook"
Saudis paid for somebody's Harvard Law tuition, they might as well foot the bill for this too.
A list of all services available and tariffs would be very helpful. Do they offer discounts for bulk invasions ?
No discounts but special deals. Invade one country and get the next one free.
As usual, the liar cannot keep his lies straight.
The main Arab LEADERS pushing for this are the vindictive 13th century monarchy in Saudi. They had to resurrect prince Bandar to push American buttons for the Syria attack. Instead of spending the money developing their downtrodden country, they want to spend billions to exchange a tyrant with another but religious one that can be more brutal.
Other than the major 3 cities in KSA, Riyadh, Jeddah and the Dammam oil area in the east, Saudi is a freaking nightmare, many sleep hungry in barely livable conditions. I bet anybody will be appalled if they google other saudi cities and small towns. Do not forget Saudi is bigger in area than western Europe.
Wait a minute if I pay someone to kill someone else because I do not want to get my hands dirty, what does that make me exactly…oh ya a murder, and what does that make the guy that wanted to pay me…oh ya a murder…so what does that make countries that want to pay other countries to do their murdering fro them…oh ya, international war criminals and murders…maybe we should be using the military to clean up some of this murder for hire crap…we can start in Saudi and end up in DC…where all the crimes are planned…