U.S. Sent Cash to Iran as Americans Were Freed

[Seriously?]

This is bad. Very bad. And this clown somehow thinks it's Trump that is unfit to lead...

Circumventing US laws by sending non-US currency to a third-world dictatorship that sponsors Radical Islamic Terrorism.

Cutting deals with terrorist states to release American hostages. Just wow.

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-sent-cash-to-iran-as-americans-were-freed-1470181874?mod=djemalertNEWS

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Huh. Kinda reminds me of Reagan, but with freeing American hostages instead of propping up a right wing cocaine cartel.

[Ebsy]

I'm sure you're giving us the full story Seriously?.

[Seriously?]

I'm sure you're giving us the full story Seriously?.

You'll have to read the entire article for that.

The Iranians claim it was a ransom payment.

The Obama administration claims it was a giant coincidence.

Believe who you want, but the Iranians could not get paid in US funds because it was against the law at the time.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Huh. Kinda reminds me of Reagan, but with freeing American hostages instead of propping up a right wing cocaine cartel.

[Devout Centrist]

So this payment was the first installment of restitution for an arms deal back in the 70's that was adjudicated by The Hague. The US was going to pay anyway. If this was a ransom payment, then where's the evidence beyond timing?

[Wells]

So this payment was the first installment of restitution for an arms deal back in the 70's that was adjudicated by The Hague. The US was going to pay anyway. If this was a ransom payment, then where's the evidence beyond timing?

Iran said so. And they must be telling the truth because MUH LYIN GUBMINT!!

[Antonio the Sixth]

Seriously?

[King]

isn't this exactly how the hostages were freed in 1980?

[Fusionmunster]

This is not the hill republicans want to fight on. These aren't drug cartels, Americans probably don't mind that we paid to free hostages.

[Gass3268]

I'm sure you're giving us the full story Seriously?.

He's not, this was actually reported in the New York Times on January 17th of this year:

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Source: New York Times

Why is this a big deal now, but not then?

[Virginiá]

Why is this a big deal now, but not then?

It's the election, you see.

[Cory]

Huh. Kinda reminds me of Reagan, but with freeing American hostages instead of propping up a right wing cocaine cartel.

[RaphaelDLG]

Isn't this the same money we seized (read: stole - but for a good reason) from them as leverage to twist their arm into doing what we wanted, and we are just giving it back, not really "paying them?"

Nothing to see here.

[The Other Castro]

Isn't this the same money we seized (read: stole - but for a good reason) from them as leverage to twist their arm into doing what we wanted, and we are just giving it back, not really "paying them?"

Nothing to see here.

Shhhhh you're ruining the narrative.

[Badger]

Isn't this the same money we seized (read: stole - but for a good reason) from them as leverage to twist their arm into doing what we wanted, and we are just giving it back, not really "paying them?"

Nothing to see here.

Kinda this. But lets not delude ourselves that delivery of the funds as part of the nuclear deal also included a quid pro quo of returning these imprisoned Americans. Though thank God they're home.

The noise here is basically another chance to scream about the Iran Deal and hopefully distract from Trump imploding for even a few days.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Huh. Kinda reminds me of Reagan, but with freeing American hostages instead of propping up a right wing cocaine cartel.