Posted on 01/06/2015 7:00:54 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Behold, the superior negotiating powers of President Barack Obama:
State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki repeatedly refused to answer questions this afternoon about the 53 political detainees Cuba promised to release as part of a deal with President Obama to normalize relations with the United States.
When asked about a lack of transparency in the prisoner exchange process, Psaki said, “Well, we know who’s on there. And the Cuban government knows who’s on there.” …
After Psaki stated that she had no updates to provide, a befuddled Matt Lee asked, “Hold on — hold on a second. Can we — I mean, is it — what’s happening? Are they out? Are they not out? … Where are they?”
Psaki responded, “I don’t have any more updates to provide for you, Matt.”
Lee, frustrated, followed up, “So the Cubans don’t actually have to do anything?”
At the risk of being facile, it appears as usual, that our president gave away a bunch and got just about nothing in return other than his own satisfaction. This apparent prerequisite of normalizing relations with Cuba has now become something that will “take a long time” because reversing a long-time “broken policy” doesn’t happen overnight. Except, when you negotiate to have political prisoners released, that can literally happen overnight. And should. Huzzah.
What do they expect from an administration inhabited by children and a “mom” who is really the president.
Wink. Wink
Stupid little white privilege girls, spawned from rich liberal donors, making idiotic statements which follow no logical outline whatsoever.
This crap just makes a Gruber point about the whitehouse press corp.
Those prisoners are probably already on U.S. soil and NOT in Cuba.
More Obama transparency.
Yeah. Right. If they were released Obama would be Bergdahling their loved ones all over the rose garden.
My bet is we promised them cash, just like the rest of his idiotic illegal swaps. Nobody has shown up with the cash yet.
And they really don't care.
Excellent!
Has the Coast Guard checked for a raft armada heading north from Cuba?
Might be Cuba gave each prisoner an oar and said, “Start paddling.”
We don’t know, and...yep, we don’t care. Another “screw you” from the muslim-in-chief.
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