[This monumental stunt and scam] “created a series of diplomatic opportunities for the United States that we’ve capitalized on.”
Exactly WHAT "opportunity," and exactly WHO is "WE," Kemosabe??
The opportunities than you accurately enumerated in post #32:
1) Finance Iran's nuke capabilities with which to threaten Israel
2) Undermines America's credibility and prestige
3) Enriches the Bank accounts of several (unnamed) co-treasonous, political whores who STOLE that money FROM the American Taxpayer and split the "profits" with our enemy.
4) SUPPORTS AND FINANCES THE WORLD JIHAD AGAINST AMERICA, THE WEST, ISRAEL.
Another Nuremberg-type trial is needed. But this time around we'd need a far larger sitting area to accommodate all the defendants. Like maybe Yankee Stadium.