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Kerry: 'Root Cause of Terrorism' Is Poverty
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Posted on 01/15/2014 5:25:02 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Kerry: 'Root Cause of Terrorism' Is Poverty 'In many cases...' Jeryl Bier January 15, 2014 7:12 AM

Secretary of State John Kerry covered a broad range of topics with his counterpart Pietro Parolin at the Vatican in Rome on Monday. Besides Syria, the Middle East peace process, Sudan, and Cuba, the subject of poverty came up during their discussions.

In remarks following the meeting, Kerry linked poverty not only to terrorism, but to the "disenfranchisement of millions" [emphasis added]:

We talked about the common interest of Pope Francis and President Obama in addressing poverty and extreme poverty on a global basis. The United States of America is deeply involved in efforts in Africa and in other parts of the world – in Asia, South Central Asia – to address this poverty, as is the Catholic Church. And so we have a huge common interest in dealing with this issue of poverty, which in many cases is the root cause of terrorism or even the root cause of the disenfranchisement of millions of people on this planet.

Kerry's statement echoes comments he made in October 2013 at the Global Counterterrorism Forum after terrorist attacks in both Nairobi, Kenya, and Peshawar, Pakistan: "Getting this right isn’t just about taking terrorists off the street. It’s about providing more economic opportunities for marginalized youth at risk of recruitment."


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: allpropertyistheft; classwar; communismkills; cultureofcorruption; envy; fakeirishman; golddigger; marxism; nakedmarxist; poorjihadists; poverty; secstatekerry; terrorism; waronterror
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1 posted on 01/15/2014 5:25:02 AM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Osama bin-Laden was a member of one of the richest families in Saudi Arabia.


2 posted on 01/15/2014 5:26:32 AM PST by AU72
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To: Sub-Driver
Ridiculous but let's play along......who is most responsible for killing the economy and in turn, causing poverty?
3 posted on 01/15/2014 5:27:21 AM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: AU72

So...what’d they do with the money we shipped over there ?


4 posted on 01/15/2014 5:27:31 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks ("Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth.")
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To: Sub-Driver

In the words of Jeff Dunham’s “Walter”...Dumb A*s


5 posted on 01/15/2014 5:27:37 AM PST by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: Sub-Driver

That’s a flat out lie. Many are quite well off. It’s a cultural issue. Kerry is the true American Idiot.


6 posted on 01/15/2014 5:28:16 AM PST by ilgipper (Obama is proving that very bad ideas can be wrapped up in pretty words)
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To: Sub-Driver

It’s the other way around:
The root cause of poverty is terrorism.


7 posted on 01/15/2014 5:29:13 AM PST by Repent and Believe (Promote good. Tolerate the harmless. Let evil be crushed.)
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To: Sub-Driver
And the root cause of poverty is a lack of jobs.

The root cause of job loss/prevention is government over-reach.

Therefore, government over-reach causes terrorism.

I think Kerry is right.

8 posted on 01/15/2014 5:29:16 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: Sub-Driver

Root cause of poverty is America, right Yawn? When are these Marxists ever going to leave the 60s?

Pray America is Waking


9 posted on 01/15/2014 5:29:18 AM PST by bray ("The Republic of Texas 2022" is coming in Feb)
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To: Sub-Driver

This moron is trying to give take Biden title away from him!


10 posted on 01/15/2014 5:29:19 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: Sub-Driver

So by this reasoning, Kerry would be a terrorist if he hadn’t married Taraiza


11 posted on 01/15/2014 5:30:22 AM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Sub-Driver

So spread your wealth around, John. You will rid the world of terrorism.


12 posted on 01/15/2014 5:30:33 AM PST by jughandle
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To: AU72

This has been repeatedly debunked,

but, of course, since it is one of the core assumptions of liberalism,

it really CAN’T be refuted in their minds.

That core assumption is that man is basically good and it is his environment that makes him act in evil ways,
and that if only the right people were given enough power to change that environment,
the people would all act in their basically good way.

This is the CORE assumption of the liberal worldview,
and since it is accepted as a given,
no amount of evidence to the contrary can convince them differently.


13 posted on 01/15/2014 5:31:04 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Sub-Driver

Following his logic, if Kerry wasn’t married to the Heinz fortune, he would be a terrorist.


14 posted on 01/15/2014 5:31:25 AM PST by NautiNurse (Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Pure idiot.

Most terrorism comes from countries rich in oil wealth.

He should be condemning its distribution rather than some whimsical “poor” people argument.


15 posted on 01/15/2014 5:32:29 AM PST by bestintxas (Obamacare = Obamascrewed)
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To: AU72
Osama bin-Laden was a member of one of the richest families in Saudi Arabia

There you go, with those pesky facts.

16 posted on 01/15/2014 5:33:20 AM PST by grania
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To: Sub-Driver

Solution - raise the minimum wage for terrorists.


17 posted on 01/15/2014 5:34:13 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: Sub-Driver

Kerry’s a liar


18 posted on 01/15/2014 5:34:30 AM PST by virgil
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To: Sub-Driver

If that’s true then during the Great Depression there should have been a ridiculous amount of terrorism!

So why didn’t it happen, John F’ing Kerry?


19 posted on 01/15/2014 5:34:43 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: AU72

- Teresa Heinz - widow of Republican Seanator John Heinz - worth $3.2 BILLION

- Spread the wealth you faker Irishman (for most of his life to get elected)


20 posted on 01/15/2014 5:34:45 AM PST by devolve ("He's just 'too talented' to do what 'ordinary people' do." "Barry of Bungle" "Homo Electus")
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