Interview With Hisham Melhem of Al Arabiya
September 19, 2014
September 19, 2014
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following text of an interview:
QUESTION: Sir, thank you for this opportunity. Let's talk of the latest news. The Congress approved your package, aid, for the Syrian rebels. What does that mean on the ground immediately?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, it doesn't mean anything immediately. That's a process that's going to take a matter of months. What it could mean immediately is the knowledge, the morale boost . . .
QUESTION: Sir, thank you for this opportunity. Let's talk of the latest news. The Congress approved your package, aid, for the Syrian rebels. What does that mean on the ground immediately?
SECRETARY KERRY: Well, it doesn't mean anything immediately. That's a process that's going to take a matter of months. What it could mean immediately is the knowledge, the morale boost . . .