It would seem to me that Rep. Rohrabacher’s visit to Iraq did not increase the chance for any future stationing of U.S. soldiers there:
The Iraqi government also rejected Rohrabacher’s other request during the meeting that “once Iraq becomes a very rich and prosperous country” it would give “some consideration” to “repaying the United States some of the mega-dollars we spent here the last eight years.”
Iraqi spokesman Dabbagh said: “Thank you very much for liberating Iraq, but sorry, you’re not going to get a cent.”
For Rohrabacher “liberation” and “freedom” is obviously all about getting paid. Earlier this week he demand money from the rebels in Libya:
US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher yesterday announced his withdrawal of support for the Libyan opposition movement on the grounds that the National Transition Council based in Benghazi has not agreed to repay the US for the cost of the anti-Gaddafi campaign.
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After meeting the opposition council’s delegation, Rohrabacher gave them an ultimatum that if he was not provided with assurances regarding costs that the US has already paid and will continue to pay by the time he arrived in Doha, he would withdraw his support for their resistance movement. The opposition delegation then returned to Benghazi to deliberate, but have not yet made a statement either approving or rejecting his proposal, which Rohrabacher has taken to be a sign of rejection.
One might even admire that Rohrabacher is open and honest about what it is all about – money. But this comes from a man who on his website pretends to be “Fighting for Freedom.”
Is pimping out U.S. forces as mercenaries for rebels part of “Fighting for Freedom” or is it Rohrabacher’s idea of “Having Fun”?