Posted on 08/08/2016 8:35:53 AM PDT by Kaslin
Last week, President Obama was asked whether the $400 million cash payment to Iran that occurred just as they released four detained Americans was a ransom. He was also asked if he could assure us that the money was not going to be used for terrorism. Spoiler alert: we got no assurances. Instead, we got a lecture. The president noted how this payment was not secret, as it was earmarked in previous appropriations bills; it was not some nefarious deal since White House lawyers advised the Obama White House to settle the decades-old grievance regarding these frozen assets; and that the timing of the release dates back to the negotiations with Iran over their nuclear program.
Yep, the president pretty much said that it’s great that we had an official dialogue with Iran for the first time since the 1979 revolution, though they still fund terror, Hezbollah, and prop up Syria. So, I’m not so sure why this is a good thing. Obama added that the Iran nuclear deal was working, and that the unfrozen assets have not been used for terrorist activities. Well, in the first months since the deal was agreed upon, Iran had access to $3 billion of that money; we don’t know if it was used for terrorism. Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that some sanctions relief was going to be used for terrorism. Even National Security Director wasn’t naïve enough to say that Iran would be well behaved once we gave up funds. She said that portions of it would probably be used to finance terrorist activity as well.
This is all hopelessly doomed to fail—and the evidence is clear, despite the president’s assurance that all is well. Iran’s uranium stockpile has grown; the State Department noted that Iran actually didn’t sign the deal (and that it's not legally binding); and the country has been caught cheating on the parameters of the agreements as well. I know, shocking, right?
Still, the president gave no assurances that this cash payment would be used to fund terrorist activities, dancing around the issue instead by offering confidence that his signature foreign policy achievement would succeed. In reality, it was just a way for him to buy time, as Obama didn’t want to have to order airstrikes. It’s another hot potato that will be dropped in the lap of the next guy or gal.
Can my employer promise any one that I won’t blow my paycheck on skittles and beer?
I surprised he didn’t just say, “Allah willing, it will be used for terrorism”.
Assad, puppet of Putin helped create ISIS. US almost expanded the Iraq action into Syria when Bush was Prez.
Still, most of their terrorism is against Israel; the Shia Crescent, it is evil but it’s not the same as Sunni Salafist Wahhabi terrorism. That helped produce ISIS.
Where have you been, you think that arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave cares if there has been a vote on it or not? He does what he wants
Exactly my question, and all over social media the drones yammer that it was somehow some magical mystery barry stash.
Huh?! I seriously do not understand this, what is the truth?
Nevermind, we’ll never be told.
Sure the Iranians just carted these pallet loads of money down to their bank, deposited it in a checking account and wrote a check to buy all the Iranian kids ice cream. The cash is untraceable and is now funding terrorism worldwide. This is treason
“his best Eddie Haskell face”
And Zero’s family rarely smiles in public, if you’ve noticed.
They know their daddy is despised along with Mom, self-appointed national Nanny.
This latest “I’m not quitting” BS is so typical of him.
It most certainly will be as it can be “spread around” to multiple countries.
The National Security Director admitted that a portion of the 400 million would probably used for terrorism???
Really?? Then why give it to them? So they can kill more people?
This is the biggest failure of all Obama’s failures!
This administration has admitted that it knowingly has abetted terrorists!
The National Security Director admitted that a portion of the 400 million would probably used for terrorism???
Really?? Then why give it to them? So they can kill more people?
This is the biggest failure of all Obama’s failures!
This administration has admitted that it knowingly has abetted terrorists!
.........I look for Obama to get a few hundred million bucks from the mullahs when he leaves office and spend most of his remaining life over-seas.
Minimally, the next 92 days are going to get hotter and hotter and boy oh boy fasten your seat belt! There is just no telling what is going to happen. I cringe every time I turn on a computer or TV or the phone rings!
That arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave can go to hell, as far as I am concerned.
Thirty seconds is my limit. Can not tolerate that filthy, lying d@#%head.
Skimmed thru something today and it made me wonder...
Where did he get the money? Thought only the House can write the checks?
Too bad Mursi of Egypt is not around, we could get the 400M back by sending him Rahman. I know it would have been cheaper to just trade for an ambassador, but things got screwed up. NO! I won’t give it up, I still say it was a set up. It may finally come out with the other emails, hopefully.
We are paying for them to buy atomic weapons...
there just skipped all obstacles
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