Secretary of State John Kerry said at Wednesday’s hearing that Arab counties 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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In other words: the US relys on oil from Saudi Arabia and the Saudis want them to pay with an attack on Syria.
Want some oil? Work for it and keep your 'money'!
But let's fool the US folks to make them supportive: "a dedicated Saudi Arabia wants to carry the costs for an full invasion", Mr Kerry tries to sell.
"Hey - if we kick them really hard it's free!"
Rent an US army anyone?