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kentuck

(115,434 posts)
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 08:23 PM Sep 2013

Saudis offered to pay full cost of bombing of Syria...? [View all]

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/09/06/322464/congressmen-getting-bribed-for-syria-war/

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On Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry said that some Arab countries have offered to pay the entire cost of the war on Syria.

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

In response to questions by US lawmakers about the details of the offer, Kerry said, “they have been quite significant. I mean, very significant.”

“In fact, some of them have said that if the US is prepared to go do the whole thing, the way we’ve done it previously in other places, they’ll carry that cost. That’s how dedicated they are to this,” he added.
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Just think...

If each cruise missile cost about $1.4 million dollars, then if they were to shoot off about 75 of those babies, then the defense contractor could get a new contract to make more cruise missiles to replace those wasted in Syria. It could be a win/win situation for some folks...
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