Posted on 03/22/2013 1:43:06 PM PDT by haffast
US President Barack Obama has pledged to Jordan an additional $200m (£131m) to help deal with the growing number of Syrian refugees in the country.
After talks in Amman, Mr Obama said the funds - if backed by Congress - would help provide more humanitarian aid.
Some 450,000 Syrians have fled to neighbouring Jordan since the unrest began in 2011, putting huge pressure on the Jordanian authorities.
Meanwhile, Jordan's King Abdullah ruled out closing Jordan's border with Syria.
President Obama said he would ask Congress to provide additional funds as "budget support" to help the Syrian refugees.
He said this would help improve basic services at refugee camps along the Jordan-Syria border.
The US is already the largest single donor of humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees.
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Right, but the senate must agreei with impeachment.
It would sure be nice if congress refused the 200mil.
The government does not have enough money to allow schoolchildren to tour the White House.
But the government does have enough money to give Jordan an additional $200,000,000.
OK. OK. I know this is a joke. What's the punch line?
The money is to buy Syrian girls. Disgusting.
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