Posted on 01/17/2016 11:01:49 AM PST by SeekAndFind
President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the release of Americans held prisoner in Iran and the full implementation of a historic nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic, holding both up as victories for "smart" diplomacy and his pledge to deal directly with enemies of the United States.
"This is a good day," Obama said in a statement from the White House. "When Americans are freed and returned to their families, that's something we can all celebrate."
The president spoke at the close of an extraordinary weekend of diplomacy that saw the back-to-back release of the five Americans and the lifting of billions in international sanctions on Iran as part of the nuclear accord.
Yet underscoring the strain that continues to exist between the U.S. and Iran, the Obama administration also announced new penalties Sunday on 11 individuals and entities involved in Tehran's ballistic missile program.
"We will continue to enforce these sanctions vigorously," Obama said. "We are going to remain vigilant about it."
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Story on FR that we paid over a billion in reparations.
Smart deal?
Obama/Kerry deliberately save the prisoner thing for the last day
It was their money originally, frozen assets.
Did you see that just the plane lifted off we put new sanctions into place?
We got the shaft.
After this incident, the fact that Tehran is still intact is an outrage. This was an act of war and we should have responded without mercy.
More Kabuki theater from the Current Regime now squatting in the White Hut.
Those small boats were DELIBERATELY given erroneous guidance data and sent in harm’s way, to make a point about “how well” the Current Regime gets along with the bearded men with burning eyes from Tehran.
Me, I like the old fashioned “stupid” kind. Intimidate your enemy into compliance or pummel them with overwhelming force until they submit. You know, the kind that worked very well over the last 8,000 years of civilization.
A LEGEND IN HIS OWN MIND
It was staged to make him look like he is in control and he can add it to his rotten legacy
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