The Biden administration gives Iran the gift of unfreezing six billion dollars
Of course. Of course. The six billion is in exchange for five US prisoners.
Which of course – of course – will discourage the taking of more US prisoners – not.
Oh, but the administration says the money has to be used for “humanitarian purposes.” The Iranian leaders say Ha ha suckers:
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said his government will decide how it will spend $6 billion in previously frozen funds due to be released in a prisoner exchange agreement with the United States, telling NBC News’ Lester Holt that the money will be spent “wherever we need it.” …
Under the arrangement, Tehran will be granted access to the roughly $6 billion in Iranian oil revenues that were blocked in South Korean banks because of U.S. sanctions. But U.S. officials say Qatar’s central bank will oversee the funds and Iran will be permitted to use the money only for humanitarian purposes in accordance with U.S. sanctions.
In response to Raisi’s remarks, a senior Biden administration official said the released funds would first be transferred to Qatar. The Treasury Department would then track all transactions closely to ensure the money is used exclusively for humanitarian purposes.
Nothing could possibly go wrong – just as when this happened as a result of the prisoner exchange for Bergdahl:
Four of the five Taliban members released from Guantanamo Bay by the Obama administration in 2014 in exchange for admitted US Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl are part of the Islamic fundamentalist group’s new hardline government in Afghanistan, according to local media reports. …
As Bergdhal returned to the United States, the Taliban Five were flown to Qatar, where much of the Taliban’s political leadership resided at the time.
The agreement for the release of the prisoners was that Qatar would monitor them:
Concerns have been expressed by U.S. intelligence officials and Congressional advisers over the role of the Gulf emirate as a bridge between Washington and the world of radical Islam. But the White House says it received “very specific” assurances from Qatar on the terms under which it agreed to accept and keep tabs on the five Afghans.
“I have little confidence in the security assurances regarding the movement and activities of the now released Taliban leaders and I have even less confidence in this administration’s willingness to ensure they are enforced,” said Mike Rogers, a Republican Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
And that last paragraph is just how I feel about this latest prisoner exchange and the terms for Iran, as well as Qatar’s role.
Paying ransom while pretending not to pay ransom.
Why? Why was this deal done? Why? This is beyond idiotic dementia in Slow Joe. It is the faceless, nameless Democratic Party operatives in the White House, but to what reason?
It’s Barky’s Administration 2.0 giving Iran all the cash they can to help Iran get what they want.
Cicero: You will see in the next few months a TV advertisement from the Biden administration saying something like: “Your President cares about every one of you, including those who are rotting in Iranian jails.” Let’s see what he does about the WSJ journalist in Moscow. It doesn’t matter: even Democrats are saying they don’t want Joe to run again.
John Kirby, who wears a single stripe as a Rear Admiral in the US Navy, told us today that “money is not fungible.” That’s because a bank in Qatar is guaranteeing that the money will be spent on humanitarian projects. John Kirby should be relieved of his stripe for that lie. Money is, and continues to be, fungible. No Qatari bank can guarantee that money will not end up in the hands of terrorists. He should be cashiered, his stripe should be torn off in a public ceremony, and he should lose his retirement. Nothing personal — you just lied. And backed the wrong horse.
Hey, what’s the problem.
When the UK and France gave Hitler the Sudetenland, then Hitler was satisfied with this additional territory and he no longer sought greater Lebensraum for the Deutsche Volk.
It worked just as intended, did it not?
And when Putin took Crimea, that too satisfied his territorial expansionist urges.
It worked just fine.
So why on earth is anybody criticizing the USA – Iran deal? After all, Iran has promised to use the $$$ for humanitarian purposes, haven’t they?
All the above just proves that Trump’s comments on the stupidity of USA foreign policy and of those in our govt. that pursue these policies is just all wrong.
Contrary to you heathens, I am delighted to know that if kidnapped in a foreign country, I will be ransomed by my govt..
However, we may expect random kidnappings in the near future by criminals testing the waters.
John Tyler;
I see what you did there. Kudos. Nicely played.
Speaking of Crimea, though, it appears from today’s news that Sevastopol is now in range of Ukrainian drones. I am guessing they will not have a very large payload, but so far they were accurate enough to take out two ships in dry-docks. That not only destroyed the ships (one of them a submarine), it also ties up the dry dock, perhaps permanently. Early reporting is that the Russians were able to interdict five of seven drones, but the remaining missiles managed to take out one ship per missile. That’s a good batting average.
Next — renewed attacks on the bridge over the Kerch Strait, which has already been reduced to about half its previous traffic. I don’t want to get too optimistic, but this is a big deal.
No mention here of the timing of the announcement to closely coincide with 9/11, which out of everything, I find the most despicable.
Calm down!!
Just calm down!!!
Honest A. Blinken has informed us that giving the mullahs the moolah is IN AMERICA’S BEST INTERESTS.
“US allows $6 billion transfer as part of Iran prisoner swap”—
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-allows-6-billion-transfer-part-iran-prisoner-swap-2023-09-11/
Laughable graugh:
“…Secretary of State Antony Blinken determined that waiving the sanctions was in the national security interests of the United States…”
So file away!…under: “…Rejoice, Rejoice, WE HAVE NO CHOICE….”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP0VBB7BO64
As for Putin, ‘twould appear HE’s not what Europe should be so worried about…
“Red fire ants, one of world’s most invasive species, storms Europe…”—
https://nypost.com/2023/09/14/red-fire-ants-one-of-worlds-most-invasive-species-storms-europe/
(Actually, Europe should worry really be worrying about the EU-crats…but OKMV.)
Okay, okay, so Biden again did something against the USA’s interests. At least he’s not that nasty man Trump!