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President Obama's press secretary, Jay Carney, today admitted he was unaware of an irate reaction from U.S. "ally" Iraq to a member of a U.S. congressional delegation to the Middle East nation who asked about the possibility of using its oil revenues to help repay America for some of the billions expended on its reconstruction.
Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher's inquiry was documented by WND and ultimately was reported by some five dozen newspapers, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, AP, McClatchy, the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and al-Jazeera, according to a staffer in the California congressman's office.
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The question, the fiery reaction and the international impact apparently were lost on Carney.
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"Could you just answer that one question?"
"I don't even know what that question means, Lester," Carney said, trying to go to another reporter.
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"I'm not aware of that, Lester, so I don't have a reaction," Carney said.
![]() U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher |
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Rohrabacher said his request was only reasonable.
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Some 45,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq performing training and equipping of Iraqi soldiers.
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Ask President Obama your own question.