Posted on 08/18/2016 2:05:54 PM PDT by ColdOne
The State Department admitted Thursday that the US would not hand over $400 million in cash to Iran until it released four American hostages — two weeks after President Obama insisted the payment was not a “ransom.”
State Department spokesman John Kirby was asked at Thursday’s press briefing: “In basic English, you’re saying you wouldn’t give them $400 million in cash until the prisoners were released, correct?”
“That’s correct,” Kirby replied.
In an Aug. 4 press conference, President Obama said the opposite.
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“President Obama said the opposite.”
Is there any joke that could be made about this, at this late date?
;)
You’re fired!
You can’t fire me, I quit!
I fired you first!
No, I quit first!
and on and on it goes.
And we would start a Clinton presidency with the eraser worn down to nothing. What a terrible prospect......
Other than it was just payment for an arms deal gone bad when the Shah was in charge and is in no way to be considered a..............RANSOM.
The Traitorobama kakistocracy should all be tried, convicted and sentenced to hang for giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
Obama Admin must be feeling some heat from this.
They are trying to reverse things.
One of the sailors said their release was held up for hours while awaiting the money plane.
Now, Obama Admin says the money plane’s arrival was contingent upon the sailers’ release.
Which one has a history of lying to the American people?
“Other than it was just payment for an arms deal gone bad when the Shah was in charge and is in no way to be considered a..............RANSOM.”
That may be the funniest thing about this.
THIS MEANS THIS ADMINISTRATION IS ENGAGING IN KIDNAPPING AND ACTING LIKE TERRORISTS.
The very definition of ransom. From the party that once said it depends what the meaning of “is” is.
In any sane nation, the watch dog media would be in an frothing, fire-breathing rage against a government this duplicitous and corrupt. Where are Woodward and Bernstein now?
“Where are Woodward and Bernstein now?”
They only did what they did because they hated Nixon and were soldiers on the wrong side of the Cold War. No skill was required; the whole thing was dropped into their laps. No courage was required, as everyone in their profession shared their intellectual perversions.
Well, its official now and the going rate is $100 million a head. Americans traveling overseas had better realize that they have had a target painted on them by the Obama Administration and start acting paranoid.
To me the obvious question is: If the money was contingent on release of the prisoners, why was the money delivered BEFORE the prisoners were release?
Sounds to me like release of the prisoners was contingent on getting the cash.
“Sounds to me like release of the prisoners was contingent on getting the cash.”
To apply to Obunghole what Gary Trudeau falsely wrote about Nixon: “Guilty, guilty, guilty!”
Is this not some violation of an actual law? Oh, silly me, laws don’t apply to dems and especially a minority fag dem.
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