US says Trump ‘interested’ in asking Arab countries to pay for war on Iran

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/us-says-trump-interested-in-asking-arab-countries-to-pay-for-war-on-iran

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Bloefz@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 159d (1 reply)

"Hey I wanna start a shooting fight in your neighborhood and turn the whole area into a warzone. Can you pay me for doing it please?"

Somehow makes sense to some people I guess???

whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 159d

not even this

he started then asked for a refund! I'm sure it does make sense, somehow, I'll start installing shit in people garden they didn't as for and make them pay me

manxu@piefed.social · 35 pts · 159d (5 replies)

I think this is said for the parts of the domestic audience that gasped at the $200 B partial bill. Of course Arab countries are going to pay nothing, but for a moment, MAGA people can feel like it doesn't come out of their pockets.

towerful@programming.dev · 32 pts · 159d (2 replies)

It's the "wall and make them pay for it" it's the "tarrifs and make them pay for it" now its "war and make them pay for it".

NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 159d (1 reply)

As a Canadian, I’ve wondered lately if we should have built a wall…

endlesseden@pyfedi.deep-rose.org · 9 pts · 159d

absolutely, without question, and charged casinos in Niagara Falls for their views of Canadian river lol

DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 159d (1 reply)

Well, Arab countries are paying for it, just not to the US government. They pay to Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, etc. Have you seen the new missile and equipment orders?

FarceOfWill@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 158d

Theyll be buying a lot of replacement oil field equipment too

hopesdead@startrek.website · 19 pts · 159d (3 replies)

He failed to get Mexico to do jack shit. What makes him think this will be different?

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 159d

Nothing. Nothing makes him think.

Mihies@programming.dev · 2 pts · 159d

They gave him air force one, don't you think they are up for now more grifting?

endlesseden@pyfedi.deep-rose.org · 2 pts · 159d

"you can't make some one think there way out of something, they did not think their way into".

he would have to think before he talks, but like all B.S.ers, he never thinks he just keeps vomiting bs till you get tired of him talking and agree.

Pringles@sopuli.xyz · 16 pts · 159d (1 reply)

The one good thing that may come out of this, is the Arab countries bankrolling and supporting Ukraine, as the Ukrainians actually help defend against the drone and missile strikes with their homegrown interceptor drones and missiles.

Unlike Russia (supporting Iran) and the US (screwing things up as a policy), Ukraine is proving valuable to them in times of need.

idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 158d

Byzantine Empire II: electric boogaloo

UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 159d (2 replies)

Wow, we're gonna have so much friends in the world.

NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 159d (1 reply)

That train left the station a while ago…

Railcar8095@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 158d

You mean the Hypertube, right?

LemmyTryThisAgain@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 159d (1 reply)

An idea from a guy with reasoning capacity of less than a toddler

Eternal192@anarchist.nexus · 5 pts · 159d

I would say toddlers have more reason than him, to me he's more like a brick, you can throw it around and do some damage, maybe build something that collapses eventually like everything he started and led into bankruptcy and also the color is almost the same.

Willy@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 159d (1 reply)

never hurts to ask

yakko@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 159d

It's the guy who runs up and starts washing your windows before you asked routine, except with breathtaking war crimes

Greyghoster@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 158d

Extortion is part of his repertoire.

rayyy@piefed.social · 4 pts · 159d

Typical mob shake-down move. Money will wind up in his pocket.

AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 159d

"Wait, are you going to clean up this mess at least?"

"My job here is done!"

"..."

Archangel1313@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 159d

Lol! Wut?

FauxPseudo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 159d

Witch hunters are "interested" in asking witches to pay for costs of their own witch trials.

Zephorah@discuss.online · 2 pts · 159d

FFS.

Foni@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 159d

Of course, they are already giving orders to sell the American debt and investments in the global economy to raise the money. Maybe they will spend it on maintaining their economies and not starve, but they may give it to Donald, for asking...

garbage_world@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 159d (2 replies)
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Bloefz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 159d

The problems that Iran caused the Shia countries in the area are nothing compared to this shitfight.

WanderingThoughts@europe.pub · 2 pts · 159d

Saudi Arabia just made a deal with Ukraine for the stuff that works and is affordable. Pay yes, but not necessarily to the USA.