Tillerson Asks Why U.S. Taxpayers Should Care About Ukraine

[HAB911]

Offhand remark an unexpected moment as foreign ministers meet
Top diplomat still finding footing in protocol-rich meetings

With one offhand remark, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left European diplomats befuddled at a gathering in Italy.

“Why should U.S. taxpayers be interested in Ukraine?” Tillerson asked foreign ministers discussing Russia’s intervention there at a Group of Seven gathering Tuesday in Lucca, Italy.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, who later recounted the exchange to reporters, said he responded that American taxpayers ought to want a European Union that’s “strong politically, strong from a security point of view, and strong economically.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-04-11/tillerson-asks-why-u-s-taxpayers-should-care-about-ukraine?utm_content=politics&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics

[CottonBear]

1. He regards us only as "taxpayers", not as citizens & residents of the USA.

Pretty telling remark from an evil & deplorable oil executive.

[Freethinker65]

2. $$$! Rex, some of us care about more than $$$

This is more than upsetting. How dare this ass assume American citizens are more concerned about tax dollars than the economic and political security of the world. And what is with the "taxpayer" bullshit? He is supposed to be our head diplomatic representative and foreign affairs advisor. Ugh. He should return to Exxon and making money with no regard for anyone or anything else. That is almost expected in the corporate world.

[lostnfound]

3. Why should Us taxpayers be interested in Poland or France in WW2?

[spanone]

4. rex the moron. this is why we hire 'politicians'.

[virtualobserver]

8. rex is no moron

and he is no diplomat

[spanone]

9. yep, he's a political moron.

[virtualobserver]

10. no, he is re-framing the issue for the American masses....

and steamrolling Europe.

[winetourdriver01]

11. Bingo!

These people have long term plans and they are UGLY.

[n2doc]

5. Translation- "We'll tell you what to care about"

Syria is unimportant one week, the most important place the next. The week after it is North Korea.

So it will be with the Ukraine.

[ExciteBike66]

6. Why should U.S. taxpayers be interested in Ukraine?

Why should we care if Assad gasses a few civilians in Syria?

Why should we be interested in paying for Trump to golf every weekend?

[monmouth4]

7. From his "I am above it all" sneer on his face, I just can't stand him. John Kerry he is not..n/t

[Mc Mike]

12. Excellent question, comrade.

[Javaman]

13. if I were an average slob in the UKraine and saw this question?

I would shit a brick.

[CanonRay]

14. I don't know. Why should we care about France. Or England. Or Poland?

Geez, what an idiot. This is one of the scarier statements I've heard lately, and from SOS no less.

[Adrahil]

15. What a shitshow..... NT