State Department Won’t Rule Out $50 Billion ‘Signing Bonus’ For Iran

Washington Free Beacon ^ | April 20, 2015 2:20 pm | Adam Kredo

[2ndDivisionVet]

Is this part of Mr. Obama’s world nuclear bomb brackets or some such?

[henkster]

Back in the ancient world, they had a word for this. It was called “tribute;” it was what a weak state paid to a strong one.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Where the hell is this money coming from? Congress surely hasn’t approved of a $5o billion gimmee to Iran.

[RatRipper]

$50 billion to a lying, cheating, murderous terrorist state that is doing their best to kill me . . . makes a guy want to stop paying taxes

[Talisker]

This is beyond outrageous.

[dp0622]

I thought my brain injury had healed a lot over the past eight years. But now I’m hallucinating that we are offering Iran 1/20 of a trillion dollars to please not make nukes even though we could destroy their facilities for far cheaper and do it again in three years if necessary.
Time to back to the neurologist.

[stephenjohnbanker]

We have billions in frozen Iranian assets. Obama wants to fund a nuclear Iran, and global Iranian terrorism.

End of story.

[grania]

I get that we don't have any right to freeze another country's assets. But a signing bonus? C'mon. Iranians tend to be hard working, well educated, and intelligent. It wouldn't be long before Iran will be quite wealthy on its own if its assets are unfrozen.

That is part of what neighboring countries fear about Iran, I suspect.

[Jim Robinson]

Idiots.

[longfellow]

Is this what I pay my taxes for? FN OBAMA.

[Organic Panic]

AND because democrats are in charge all the money will be released BEFORE Iran has to prove anything or even pretend to comply. It will be the big “PLEASE make Obama historic” card.

[donna]

How much does Obama and his White House women get to keep?

[glorgau]

History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes; see The XYZ Affair

[GeronL]

Wouldn’t Congress have to pass that?

[lee martell]

This is worse than crazy, it’s sick and diabolic.

[iowacornman]

I did mention that the Corker plan was a direct assist for the dictator . We switch the constitutional requirement of a 2/3 approval of this treaty to a STATUTE and allow a VETO!! Now all it takes the dictator is 34 lousy votes. AND WE AREN”T SCREAMING!! Are you people awake here or worried about some candidate ? Call you Senator and tell them “ ABSOLUTLY NOT!!” STOP THE CORKER CAVE!! Gawd, these republicrats are sickening to watch.

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Is this part of Mr. Obama’s world nuclear bomb brackets or some such?”

Wonder if Iran is in Pakistan’s bracket? I have them going to the final 4.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Yeah, and in this case “final” really means final, doesn’t it?

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

This is paying them Danegeld, pure and simple.

And disgusting...