US says Trump 'interested' in asking Arab countries to pay for war on Iran
Source: Aljazeera
The White House has suggested that US President Donald Trump will ask Arab countries to cover the cost of the United States war against Iran, estimated to be in the tens of billions of dollars.
Trumps spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, was asked on Monday whether Arab states should pay for the war, as when US allies helped fund Washingtons intervention during the Gulf War in 1990.
I think its something the president would be quite interested in calling them to do, Leavitt told reporters.
I wont get ahead of him on that, but certainly its an idea that I know that he has, and something that I think youll hear more from him on.
Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/us-says-trump-interested-in-asking-arab-countries-to-pay-for-war-on-iran
Martin68
(27,729 posts)attack on Iran. But why should they? Trump fell for it and now he owns it.
AloeVera
(4,262 posts)Israel had nothing to do with it?
I hope they tell Trump to go fuck himself. Let Israel and the U.S. pay for it.
Martin68
(27,729 posts)Trump to attack Iran. that's all. Is that too complicated to understand?
AloeVera
(4,262 posts)If I did, I would be MAGA.
The truth here is not complex, by any means, so even someone like me can "understand" it.
But it is not as you claim so you might want to re-calibrate.
Everything I have read indicates that Gulf nations did not want Trump to attack Iran because it would have "catastrophic" consequences for their economies and regional stability. Further, it would leave them sitting ducks, which as it turned out was also true.
The fact that the U.S. did not bother to give them any advance notice to protect themselves does not sit well with them. There will be consequences for that too.
But now they are in the position of "in for a penny, in for a pound". They now have to protect themselves from a vengeful Iran. Their self-interest dictates urging the U.S. to finish the job.
But that is a far cry from your claim that they "actively encouraged Trump to attack Iran. Only those seeking a whitewashing of Israel's culpability in this mess and pointing it in a different direction would want to make such a claim that flies in the face of reality. Not saying that is you, but it's important to set the record straight, no? Truth and facts and all that.
KPN
(17,374 posts)till we have Trump and the MAGAverse gone and behind us before we start labeling a notion like that "a reasonable request"?
The fat-ass deserves all the blame until he's unalived. After that we can split hairs to penalize the other players.
jls4561
(3,109 posts)Apparently they never heard about the Fat Donnie campaign website that made the donor think it was a one time contribution,
but kept automatically deducting money monthly.
GP6971
(38,006 posts)Ponietz
(4,330 posts)Go figure.
Prairie Gates
(8,147 posts)Good luck with that.
flashman13
(2,397 posts)Ol Janx Spirit
(1,009 posts)...but you want US to pay for your bombing of them?
How about YOU pay US for the damage they did to us as a result of YOUR bombing?
So many things would be different if there had been any attempt at building a coalition before letting the bombs fly....
Now we have to live with the consequences of our actions--regardless of who we voted for.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(135,675 posts)AloeVera
(4,262 posts)Not even a SEAT at the table planning Iran's destruction, er PEACE. Instead, they were ignored and left to fend for themselves as sitting ducks while the US and Israel focused only on protecting themselves.
Let's see if the US-boot-licking despots and monarchs have any backbone at all, or what their populations will have to say in the matter.