"Arab nations have offered to help pay for any US military
intervention in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers Wednesday as
he sought support for missile strikes. "With respect to Arab countries offering
to bear the cost and to assist, the answer is profoundly yes, they have. That
offer is on the table," Kerry said as he appeared before a House of
Representatives panel. The offer was "quite significant," he said. "Some of them
have said that if the United States is prepared to go do the whole thing the way
we've done it previously in other places, they'll carry that cost. That's how
dedicated they are to this." "