Trump says Saudi Arabia is paying 1B for our American soldiers

[DougBH]

@AlexMcAlpine

@WuWei

So not logic. I don’t believe or trust anyone in government. I simply don’t care if they did or didn’t. It’s irrelevant.

Of course it’s logic. The president lies all the time.

Therefore his track record would dictate he’s lying about this…or at best telling a half truth.

And a question for others - not the Sneak…

Trump is supposed to be getting us out of this “forever war.”

Why is he sending troops to Saudi when all they’ll be doing is fighting?

He should bring home our guys and close all our embassies and let the folks there solve their own problems.

That’s the only way to get us out of this war - and if he was the president he pretends to be, that’s what he’d do, not send our troops there for a billion bucks.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-brags-about-serving-up-american-troops-to-saudi-arabia-for-cash-936623/

Then why do you believe we were paid a billion bucks by the Saudis? Wouldn’t your “logic” tell you Trump was lying about getting a billion bucks? Have you seen the bank transfers?

[CanadianJudo]

@DougBH

Unless SA is paying more than the cost of keeping troops in SA (i.e. that it is done at a profit to the US) then in no sense is the US being paid to send troops to SA. At most they are receiving recovery for the costs. There would be no economic benefit to the US in sending the troops…that could not be a motive.
So…has it been documented that the US is making a profit for sending troops to SA?

SA isn’t paying, they don’t pay their debts.

[DougBH]

@CanadianJudo

@DougBH

Unless SA is paying more than the cost of keeping troops in SA (i.e. that it is done at a profit to the US) then in no sense is the US being paid to send troops to SA. At most they are receiving recovery for the costs. There would be no economic benefit to the US in sending the troops…that could not be a motive.
So…has it been documented that the US is making a profit for sending troops to SA?

SA isn’t paying, they don’t pay their debts.

Ok. Then you don’t accept the premise of this thread. Fine.

[tnt]

@WildRose

And you are privy to every payment made to the Federal Gov’t?

Where did you get your access?

You think the US Fed. govt. takes secret payments?

That’s ■■■■■■ up.

DO you believe SA paid us 1B?

[CanadianJudo]

@DougBH

@CanadianJudo

@DougBH

Unless SA is paying more than the cost of keeping troops in SA (i.e. that it is done at a profit to the US) then in no sense is the US being paid to send troops to SA. At most they are receiving recovery for the costs. There would be no economic benefit to the US in sending the troops…that could not be a motive.
So…has it been documented that the US is making a profit for sending troops to SA?

SA isn’t paying, they don’t pay their debts.

Ok. Then you don’t accept the premise of this thread. Fine.

of course I don’t Saudi Arabia still owe Canada 3b for military hardware.

[tnt]

@DougBH

Then why do you believe we were paid a billion bucks by the Saudis? Wouldn’t your “logic” tell you Trump was lying about getting a billion bucks? Have you seen the bank transfers?

There are several posters in this thread that think Trump doesn’t lie.

[DougBH]

Are you one of them?

[CanadianJudo]

@tnt

@WildRose

And you are privy to every payment made to the Federal Gov’t?

Where did you get your access?

You think the US Fed. govt. takes secret payments?

That’s ■■■■■■ up.

DO you believe SA paid us 1B?

Trump just found a suitcase full of bearer bonds outside the WH.

[tnt]

@WildRose

do you have links to support your claim, or are you running away because you never admit when you are wrong?

[WildRose]

Sure he did and your position as his secret doorman and body guard gives you the inside scoop the rest of the world is missing.

Damn, what would we do without you?

[WildRose]

I know that it could take months or years to even identify such a payment if it exists.

None of us has access to all the payments coming into the USG every month.

[tnt]

@WildRose

I know that it could take months or years to even identify such a payment if it exists.

None of us has access to all the payments coming into the USG every month.

It would take two minutes for the treasury to verify trumps claim.

[CanadianJudo]

@WildRose

Sure he did and your position as his secret doorman and body guard gives you the inside scoop the rest of the world is missing.

Damn, what would we do without you?

Saudis never pay their debts.
they currently owe the pentagon over 500 million dollar for military hardware.

[CanadianJudo]

@tnt

@WildRose

I know that it could take months or years to even identify such a payment if it exists.

None of us has access to all the payments coming into the USG every month.

It would take two minutes for the treasury to verify trumps claim.

US military sends $331 million bill to Saudis, UAE after refueling...

they still haven’t paid this bill off.

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

or this one.

but ya they totally wrote a check

[WildRose]

And you can’t imagine just how high a priority it is for them to satisfy those making such demands.

Better send them a strongly worded letter with your demands as well as the GAO.

[WildRose]

Then send them a monthly bill for the late payments plus interest.

[CanadianJudo]

@WildRose

Then send them a monthly bill for the late payments plus interest.

oh the pentagon has.
they just refuse to pay it.

[WildRose]

I’m betting sooner or later it gets covered and if not that we’ll survive.

[ThinkVision]

Of course we’ll survive. And trump supporters will never care about constantly being lied to. All normal.

[WildRose]

At least as much as the rest of you give a ■■■■ when the dem’s are lying to you for decades.