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mysteryowl

(7,390 posts) Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:14 AM Oct 2019

Trump brags he's renting out U.S. military to Saudi Arabia: "They're paying us for everything!"

President Trump’s two-faced insincerity reared its ugly head on Friday when it was announced that the United States would be deploying an additional 2,000 soldiers to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, along with more jets and missiles in order to “defend it against Iran.” Faced with a surprisingly fierce bipartisan backlash, President Trump has spent the entire week desperately trying to justify his cowardly betrayal of America’s Kurdish allies in Syria by harping on the need to end our “endless wars.”

But it turns out that only applies to military deployments that we don’t directly profit from.

When confronted by the media about the stunning hypocrisy, Trump essentially told the nation that he was renting out our armed forces to the highest bidder. “They buy millions of dollars of merchandise from us!”

TRUMP: “Are you ready? Saudi Arabia at my request has agreed to pay us for everything we are doing. That is a first. Saudi Arabia, and other countries soon now, but Saudi Arabia has agreed to pay us for everything we are doing to help them and we appreciate that.” pic.twitter.com/rluCN6gZ9R

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 11, 2019

https://occupydemocrats.com/2019/10/11/trump-brags-hes-renting-out-u-s-military-to-saudi-arabia-theyre-paying-us-for-everything/

Also in the Washington Press[
https://washingtonpress.com/2019/10/11/trump-brags-hes-renting-out-u-s-military-to-saudi-arabia-theyre-paying-us-for-everything/

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Trump brags he's renting out U.S. military to Saudi Arabia: "They're paying us for everything!" (Original Post) mysteryowl Oct 2019 OP

Money Dirty Socialist Oct 2019 #1

Where is the pushback...? FirstLight Oct 2019 #2

and, dare I say onethatcares Oct 2019 #3

It is all about money. LiberalBrooke Oct 2019 #4

I'm curious what value he puts on ONE American soldiers life???? mitch96 Oct 2019 #5

Exactly! He's using our military as Mercenaries! Duppers Oct 2019 #12

By us, he means him. we are not mercenaries. JDC Oct 2019 #6

It is bizzare. Don Lemmon on CNN talked about this arrangment too. mysteryowl Oct 2019 #7

I seem to remember snowybirdie Oct 2019 #8

He doesn't know the first thing about running a government. smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #9

Liar, liar, pants on fire. CrispyQ Oct 2019 #10

He means they're paying Jared EleanorR Oct 2019 #11

So, when these military personnel come back gratuitous Oct 2019 #13

Dirty Socialist

(3,252 posts)

1. Money

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:16 AM

Oct 2019

momeymoneymoney money

FirstLight

(13,360 posts)

2. Where is the pushback...?

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:18 AM

Oct 2019

I don't get it.

Don't these actions have to be approved by Congress?

Isn't there some kind of oversight in the Pentagon?

onethatcares

(16,172 posts)

3. and, dare I say

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:19 AM

Oct 2019

Mexico will pay for the wall.......

LiberalBrooke

(527 posts)

4. It is all about money.

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:20 AM

Oct 2019

I’m sure he is personally profiting from this also. How does the military who voted for this con man feel about being used to help the highest bidder?

mitch96

(13,912 posts)

5. I'm curious what value he puts on ONE American soldiers life????

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:23 AM

Oct 2019

come on, gimmy a number.......
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Duppers

(28,125 posts)

12. Exactly! He's using our military as Mercenaries!

Reply to mitch96 (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 12:15 PM

Oct 2019

JDC

(10,129 posts)

6. By us, he means him. we are not mercenaries.

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:23 AM

Oct 2019

how is this possible w/o congressional approval?

mysteryowl

(7,390 posts)

7. It is bizzare. Don Lemmon on CNN talked about this arrangment too.

Reply to JDC (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:37 AM

Oct 2019

snowybirdie

(5,229 posts)

8. I seem to remember

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 09:57 AM

Oct 2019

the British paid the German Hessians to come to the Colonies and fight for them against us!

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

9. He doesn't know the first thing about running a government.

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 10:03 AM

Oct 2019

Everything is about money for him. About "deals" and "bargains".

The man has no fucking soul and has absolutely no business acting as the POTUS. The job is so far over his head and so much more complex than he can possibly fathom. He will never get it. The sooner we are rid of him the better.

CrispyQ

(36,478 posts)

10. Liar, liar, pants on fire.

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 10:30 AM

Oct 2019

Facing Iran, Saudi Arabia still owes US $181 million for Yemen refueling

September 20, 2019

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WASHINGTON ― The Pentagon was set to outline new military options to President Donald Trump on Friday to respond to an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, but Riyadh still has an unpaid bill with the Pentagon for $181 million over assistance in Yemen.

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Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday that as the U.S. builds a regional coalition to face Iran, America will not shoulder the costs by itself. “We’re also working on the cost of this whole endeavor, and Saudi Arabia has been very generous,” Trump said.

The unpaid bill for refueling contrasts with those comments, and it is already inflaming U.S. lawmakers, many of whom are frustrated with Riyadh’s alleged involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Yemen war’s civilian toll.

“Saudi failure to reimburse us for aircraft refueling — hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars — involves both deep insult and costly injury. It is entirely unacceptable that the Saudis have not reimbursed the Department of Defense for hundreds of millions in refueling costs," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said in a statement. “The American taxpayer-funded U.S. Department of Defense is not the Saudi Royal Family’s piggy bank.”[/div]

If the House dems can't stop this menace, it will be the biggest heist in all of history - the US Treasury under control of one man. I still have friends who think it can't happen here, even as it's happening before our eyes.

EleanorR

(2,393 posts)

11. He means they're paying Jared

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 10:32 AM

Oct 2019

And he lets our allies get slaughtered.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

13. So, when these military personnel come back

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Sun Oct 13, 2019, 12:33 PM

Oct 2019

Some of them are going to be damaged, if not outright broken. Our good friends the Saudis will pay for their physical and mental health treatment for life, right?

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