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John Kerry Defends Obama Admin’s F-16 Gifts to Muslim Brotherhood-Ruled Egypt

Jan. 24, 2013 3:06pm Madeleine Morgenstern

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Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) on Thursday defended the Obama administration’s gift of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt despite Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi’s newly-surfaced comments referring to Israelis as “descendents of apes and pigs.”

Kerry, during his confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of state, told Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) the foreign aid package was worked out in 2010 when Hosni Mubarak still ruled Egypt.

“The fact that sometimes other countries elect someone you don’t agree with doesn’t give us permission to walk away,” Kerry said.

He called Morsi’s comments “reprehensible” and “unacceptable by anyone’s standard.”

“Those comments set back possibilities of working towards mutual issues of mutual interest,” he said. “They are degrading comments, they’re unacceptable by anyone’s standard and I think they have to be apologized for.”

But he said despite Morsi’s words, Kerry said the U.S. has a “critical interest” in Egypt — hence following through on the aid package.

“Not everything lends itself to a simple classification, black or white,” Kerry said. “We have critical interests with Egypt, critical interests. Egypt has thus far supported, lived by peace agreements with Israel and has taken steps to deal with the problem of security in the Sinai. Those are vital to us, our security interests and the security interests of Israel.”

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marthasusan40
Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:45am
For all those who do not care about Israel, let it be known that they hate us 2nd to Israel and who do you think they are coming after next when they have taken care of tiny Israel……We are idiots to allow this to happen and we are even bigger idiots to allow John Kerry to Represent the USA as our Sect of State….I am an American Catholic and I stand with Israel.

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yazoo
Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:43am
Is it distortion in this photo or it my personal dislike for Kerry, but whatever the reason his head looks weirdly large for his body? Then he needs a big head to match his ego I suppose.

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ScarletRose
Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:05am
HANOI JOHN TREASONOUSLY ATTENDED PARIS PEACE TALKS With North Vietnan Communist leadership in time of war

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media-bias-steals-elections
Posted on January 25, 2013 at 6:42am
Pardon me Mr. Kerry, but this is not a Hollywood script for the movie “Planet of the Apes” where the actors pretend they are zoo animals? Every dime that goes to an Islamic state supports the religion of Islam, I dare you to tear down this wall of deniability?

Will the Democrats tear down the guard towers that man this wall of denialibility surrounded by mine fields of deception and the dogs of war?

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Tretka
Posted on January 25, 2013 at 12:50am
Why do I have the feeling Kerry’s confirmation is one of the last nails to be hammered and why has Kerry ALWAYS given me the dark creepy crawlies the same way “he who will not be named” has from day one.

Why? Am I conspiracy freak? or is it discernment-which is a gift given to us when we were born-if we recognize and trust it.

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Jaracing2
Posted on January 25, 2013 at 12:34am
Well see the apple tree is finally put out the fruit that it is. Man we didn’t think he was Muslim , Heck let start giving them citizenship over her too, they like some good old free health -care. If you voted for him go look in the mirror and repeat ” I need to have a brain transplant “………..

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ropespinner
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:46pm
I spoke my mind but I guess it was not allowed to be posted !

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- ScarletRose
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:06am
  Funny how PC this site is.
  
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ropespinner
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:45pm
What the deuce is the “REPORT THIS COMMENT” all about to whom are we reporting it and for what purpose ?????? I expect an answer from one of you geniuses. Also I am “BAMBOOZLED” that Kerry could ever be considered for the post he is nominated for Senators wake up and say ” H— No to the Kerry nomination.

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- ScarletRose
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:07am
  Amen!
  
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Jeremiah29verses23to24
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:14pm
Sign my Petition Please-stop the Giving of F-16′s

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/stop-gift-f-16s-egypt-now-we-cant-afford-country-nor-can-we-risk-it/wkfxvRpn

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GCT
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:00pm
Sometimes I like to ask “What if” questions.

QUESTION: If I were the Antichrist, would I give tanks and F-16′s to an Egypt run by the Muslim Brotherhood?

ANSWER: Of course!

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Junter
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:10pm
Look at that John Kerry is so war hungry he’s willing to give hostiles weapons to start a war. 4 F16s maybe me a “gift” today, tomorrow they will be killing US citizens or our allies. John Kerry and anyone who approved this needs to stand trial for treason and if used against our troops mass murder.

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Jake Dog2
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:21pm
This makes fast and furious look like small stuff. Giving weapons to our future enemy is as dumb as it comes.

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barber2
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:20pm
John Kerry is an incompetent, media- crazed, phony, rich boy, 60s radical fool whose appointment to Secretary of State is perhaps the worst in American history. And anyone who would appoint this empty suit is both a bigger fool and a a dangerous threat to America’s security . That anyone is Barack Obama and his Center For America ” Progress ” handlers. This appointment proves how much Obama hates America . Another Obama ” change” – for the worse. Or, is their another ” bus” coming down the road for Kerry ? Is there another diplomatic disaster coming that Obama needs to Blame on someone else ? Kerry is a perfect candidate for Dolt-hood targeting. Unfortunately, the American people will be part of the ” collateral ” damage.

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crusaderx9
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:11pm
“The fact that sometimes other countries elect someone you don’t agree with doesn’t give us permission to walk away,” Kerry said.

Yes it does. And in some cases it becomes a moral obligation to “walk away” instead of go along with evil. Kerry lacks both a soul as well as a pro-American strategic vision; therefore he is lost without a moral compass or a map…

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Jake Dog2
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:04pm
All this ass kissing and foot licking of one Sec of State to another makes me puke. Kerry has all these enlightened opinion on everything but no opinion on the keystone pipeline. Sure he no opinion? He is just a cowerd to give it.

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Tigress1
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:58pm
1. Gifts that we cannot afford.
2. Gifts that will be used against us one day.
3. Now that they have these “gifts” they can copy and duplicate them and sell/give them to our enemies/terrorists.

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.

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TooManyStupidFolksInTheUSA
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:51pm
no offense to those of you who have a thinking brain but we have become a nation of fat, lazy, ignorant, honey boo boo watching, facebooking, freebee wanting, angry, jealous, totally off the wall crazy and stupid idiots!!! I wish there was a place to run because I’ve had it. I kind of wish the ignorant idiots in America (we know who they are) would get what they want…Obama’s end result…it won’t be pretty but they will deserve it. Too bad the rest of us have to go along for this sick ride. It is insanely bad here now. So sad for the Sacrifices made for our country…a country with so many ignorant idiots who do not see the big picture. Every idiot has a cell phone too!!! Ever notice?

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old construction worker
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:41pm
It’s a amazing. Our government give Egypt $5 million of our tax money, than they use $4 million our tax money to buy F16 and pocket the rest. Corporate Welfare Company selling the planes make a huge profit on the taxpayers dime. Crony Capitalism at its fineness.

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OBAMANATIONOFDESOLATION
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:39pm
So Obama gives 16 F-16s and 200 Abrams tanks to the Muslim Brotherhood dictatorship of Egypt, but he can’t trust his subjects of the United States of America with a semi-auto .22 caliber rifle.

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LBJDIDIT1963
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:39pm
This is about our Muslim Brotherhood President Hussein trafficking arms to our enemy’s just like they did from Libya to Turkey. Sounds like Lerch is on board.

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American-first
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:39pm
So much for Kerry’s thinking, now I know the boat guys were telling the truth. Why are these Democrats so crazy?

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backbone2
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:37pm
When morci’s burning in hell I don’t think he’ll be thinking of pork. Just a heartbeat away little mohammad.

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jessieH
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:21pm
Even the police where I live say that Osama Obama is giving aid & comfort to the enemy. That’s treason in anyone’s book. Someone needs to take this SOB out. And soon.

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woodyee
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:13pm
Maddy –

Since it is part of the story, why not REPORT how many F-16′s were sold to the Muslim Bro’s? How many Abrams Tanks?

Now that the Chinese will know what’s under the hatch, maybe a story on how our Army is improving the Abrams, or what it might be scrapped for?

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Jake Dog2
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:12pm
Kerry is a jerk and so is his whole administration. We are trillions of $ deep in debt and we are sending F16s to Egypt and millions of $. We should not give any $ to these Muslim countries.

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