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John Kerry: U.S. won’t allow attacks on Mideast partners
Washington Times ^ | November 3, 2013 | Matthew Lee

Posted on 11/04/2013 1:51:11 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, in an apparent warning to Iran, tried to reassure America’s Arab friends on Sunday that the United States will not allow them to be attacked “from outside.”

He specifically mentioned Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt as nations, alongside unspecified “others,” that the U.S. will defend. Those others likely would include Israel, the strongest U.S. ally in the region.

“The United States will be there for the defense of our friends and our allies,” Mr. Kerry told reporters in Cairo. “We will not allow those countries to be attacked from outside. We will stand with them.”

Mr. Kerry spoke during the first stop on his trip to the Middle East, Europe and North Africa.

After Egypt, he headed later Sunday to Saudi Arabia, where the biggest rifts with the Obama administration have emerged.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: middleeast; obama; uscredibility; usstatedept
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Why should countries around the world trust this administration? The American people don't trust Obama, the State Department, the NSA, the IRS, you name it...
1 posted on 11/04/2013 1:51:11 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

When did the Middle East ever support the US - they sell us oil - but that’s just renting a Moslem’s service - they aren’t loyal to us...partners my a$$


2 posted on 11/04/2013 1:52:46 AM PST by BCW (Salva reipublicae)
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Cheney: Obama's Damaged US Credibility in Mideast "Former Vice President Dick Cheney said America's allies in the Middle East don't feel they can still rely on the United States because the U.S. isn't as involved in the area under President Barack Obama.

"I think our friends no longer count on us, no longer trust us, and our adversaries don't fear us. That was sort of the cornerstone and the basis of the U.S. ability and influence," he said.

"If we're not heavily involved there, if we've turned our back on the region, if we've had a president who believes we overreacted to the terrorism attacks on 9/11, I think the Saudis, the emirates, the Egyptians, many in that part of the world no longer have confidence in the United States," he continued.

Cheney also said he has trouble seeing how the United States can prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon without military action."

3 posted on 11/04/2013 1:55:20 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: BCW

The Obama Administration has undermined the U.S. - destroyed our credibility with our allies, dropped our defenses and made the entire world a more dangerous place.


4 posted on 11/04/2013 1:58:06 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

There is one thing that will cause Obama to bomb Iran’s Nuclear Facilities. That “thing” is his poll numbers. If they keep dropping like they have been and Obamacare continues to cause that drop and negatively dominate the news, he will need a major diversion. Don’t forget “Wag the DOG”.


5 posted on 11/04/2013 1:59:42 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy
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..... Don’t forget “Wag the DOG”

That flared up over the weekend when Drudge had as the top (HUGE FONT) headline:

IRAN COMMITTED TO 'DEATH TO AMERICA'...

With the sub-link:

Panetta: USA may have to use military force...

6 posted on 11/04/2013 2:03:19 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Nah. The new rainbow transgender military is only interested in supporting the first gay President politically at home.


7 posted on 11/04/2013 2:03:35 AM PST by LucianOfSamasota (Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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We will not allow those countries to be attacked from outside. We will stand with them.

says Kerry.

We will stand by you, unless you are Tunisia, Libya, Egypt or Syria, in which case we will work to overthrow your government.

Cheney is wrong. Obama has been very involved in the region: on the wrong side.

8 posted on 11/04/2013 2:07:39 AM PST by Praxeologue
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

The title of this article should read:

U.S. won’t allow attacks on Mideast partners (Iran, Turkey, Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, HAMAS, Hizbollah, Islamic Jihad, Al-Qaeida, Salafists, etc.)

by any other country like Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, etc. (former allies)...


9 posted on 11/04/2013 2:22:05 AM PST by Netz
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

Even if his poll numbers drop to 17% what does he care?


10 posted on 11/04/2013 2:23:45 AM PST by Netz
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To: Netz
Pentagon Determining Fate of Revered Net Assessment OfficeWASHINGTON — The Pentagon is considering reorganizing its internal think tank, an organization credited with helping the US win the Cold War, according to defense sources.

The office has been around since 1973, and is the ultimate rarity in Washington, where senior officials come and go like the seasons. Andrew Marshall, who is over 90 years old, was its boss on Day 1 and continues to be its boss.

But now as the Pentagon looks to build itself for the decade ahead, a period with fewer spending cash, the revered office could be reorganized or, as some have suggested, eliminated.

Defense officials stress that no final decision has been made, however DoD is in the midst of reducing its headquarters staffs by 20 percent over the next five years, a move intended to save the Pentagon billions of dollars.

Any change in the office’s status has prompted concern on both sides of the political aisle.".....

11 posted on 11/04/2013 2:38:04 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Netz

We are as broke and ineffectual as the South just after the surrender at that farm house in Virginia. The Saudis should be very afraid. The sequester! Remember?


12 posted on 11/04/2013 2:38:18 AM PST by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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We are not at Appomattox, 1865. We are in the poor house, pretending to be the Superpower we were. This is a case where a superpower CHOOSES to weaken itself on all fronts. It's not like a war was imposed on us, we made these clear choices in 2008 and 2012. The Saudis, Israelis, Kuwaitis, Jordanians, Lebanese, Egyptians, Iraqis, Afghanis and host of other allies have had the rug pulled out from under them by Harry Houdini Obama.
13 posted on 11/04/2013 2:45:31 AM PST by Netz
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Bizarrely enough, even lightweight Kerry seems to take these things more seriously than the idiot in the WH. Well, make that ideological, evil idiot.

I think Obama is genuinely working against our interests, but very surprisingly, Kerry is at least trying to preserve some kind of policy. Hillary was obviously too weak and too afraid of Obama to offer even a murmur of dissent - and usually managed to be “indisposed” or “traveling” whenever something happened that might require comment.

We’ll see how long this lasts. Obama doesn’t tolerate any divergence of opinion nor does he like being shown up by underlings.


14 posted on 11/04/2013 2:46:57 AM PST by livius
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

I feel fortunate that I finished my coffee before I read the headline on this story. My keyboard dodged a bullet, that’s for sure.


15 posted on 11/04/2013 2:59:37 AM PST by Toucan Dance
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

We send a traitor to tell other countries we will back them up.

Laughable——and they all know it.


16 posted on 11/04/2013 3:17:03 AM PST by Venturer (Keep Obama and you aint seen nothing yet.)
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John Kerry:

“Trust us. We will back you just as strongly as we did South Viet Nam in ‘75”.

17 posted on 11/04/2013 3:36:05 AM PST by RedEyeJack
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John Kerry: U.S. won’t allow attacks on Mideast partners

And if you believe him on that then he's got a bridge he'd like to sell you.

18 posted on 11/04/2013 3:38:32 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

So does that mean that if Israel strikes Iran, the US will strike Israel?


19 posted on 11/04/2013 3:52:09 AM PST by dps.inspect (rage against the Obama machine...)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

That’s the good news.

The bad news is, Iran is the new partner.

Obama’s ‘Death to America’ Alliance with Iran
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3087232/posts

Iran’s charm offensive wanes, Khamenei calls Israel ‘illegitimate, bastard regime’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3087155/posts

Israel Furious with White House for leak on Syrian strike
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3086703/posts

Israel ‘furious’ with White House for leak on Syria strike
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3086573/posts

Obama’s Foreign Policy In A Death Spiral
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3086779/posts

Thanks Cincinatus’ Wife.


20 posted on 11/04/2013 4:01:17 AM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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