Obama Blocks Congressional Oversight Investigation of Iran Ransom Payment

[Iceweasel]

Not taxpayer money, never was.

So whose money was it?

"In very simple terms, this payment is the first installment of a refund for US weapons that Iran purchased but that America never delivered. It starts in 1979, the year of the Iranian Revolution.

In November 1979, a group loyal to the revolutionary regime took 52 Americans hostage at the US Embassy in Tehran. In response, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Iran and froze Iranian assets in America.

Crucially, the United States halted a delivery of fighter jets that Iran’s pre-revolution government had already paid $400 million for. Normally the US would have returned the money if it wasn’t going to deliver the planes, since countries don’t just break formal agreements like that. But the US government had already frozen Iranian assets in the United States as punishment for the hostage-taking — and that included the $400 million."


The US did not pay a $400 million "ransom" to Iran. Here’s what actually happened.

Think of it this way. You buy some pants on Amazon. You pay for them. Amazon never sends you the pants. After some legal wrangling, Amazon gives you your money back.

It was a different regime then too. They committed many acts of terrorism and funded it. There was an international court hearing coming up so the legalities had not been determined so calling the money Iran's isn't true.

 

[washamericom]

Truthful people don't block investigations into what they are doing.

Unless the investigations are purely political and, as in the case of Benghazi, endless.

history has a way of being more transparent. none of these scandals would go away if hillary were to be president, which she won't.

The GOP will do whatever they can to make her a one-term president, just as they tried to do to Obama. If the country suffers in the process, so be it.

we're suffering now.

 

[washamericom]

Now that the RWnuts have given up on Benghazi, it's one day after another of imaginary scandals auditioning to be the next Benghazi.

Nobody gave up on Benghazi. You come here every day and spew lies and bullshit. The investigations are what uncovered Hillary's email problems and you can't lie it away.

I watched NBC this morning and they had a very unflattering report on the Clinton Foundation, go lie that one away. LOL

Dumbshit.

Where are the Benghazi indictments after all the investigations? Where are the prosecutions? Where are the convictions?

You people live in a fantasy world of your own concoction.

it's really obama's scandal, hillary was a dud as sos, but obama owns the benghazi lies to win a second term.

 

[bendog]

Truthful people don't block investigations into what they are doing.

Truthful people don't hide behind little shits like Trey Gowdy, either

 

[washamericom]

You only pay if it's your money. If I grab your wallet and then demand you do something if you want your wallet back, then I'm actually the one holding something hostage.

that actually describes the irs.

 

[alang1216]

The GOP will do whatever they can to make her a one-term president, just as they tried to do to Obama. If the country suffers in the process, so be it.

we're suffering now.

Mostly from hyper-partisanship.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Now that the RWnuts have given up on Benghazi, it's one day after another of imaginary scandals auditioning to be the next Benghazi.

Nobody gave up on Benghazi. You come here every day and spew lies and bullshit. The investigations are what uncovered Hillary's email problems and you can't lie it away.

I watched NBC this morning and they had a very unflattering report on the Clinton Foundation, go lie that one away. LOL

Dumbshit.

Where are the Benghazi indictments after all the investigations? Where are the prosecutions? Where are the convictions?

You people live in a fantasy world of your own concoction.

it's really obama's scandal, hillary was a dud as sos, but obama owns the benghazi lies to win a second term.

There is no Benghazi scandal. It was a tough loss of people in a dangerous part of the world. That's just what happens to some people in dangerous places.

 

[LaDexter]

The reason the GOP covers everything Obama does up, and never lets an investigation out of committee, and never attempts to slow down Obama's kleptocratic spending bonanza, is because...

Obama is covering up 911

and that "trumps" everything for the traitors at the top of the GOP...

Ryan
McConnell
Grassley
Goddlatte
Priebus

The GOP cares about Israel, Israel, and just Israel.

 

[washamericom]

Truthful people don't block investigations into what they are doing.

Truthful people don't hide behind little shits like Trey Gowdy, either

i think Gowdy is awesome, he'll be in some commercials. reading that list of hillary's lies (some).

 

[washamericom]

Now that the RWnuts have given up on Benghazi, it's one day after another of imaginary scandals auditioning to be the next Benghazi.

Nobody gave up on Benghazi. You come here every day and spew lies and bullshit. The investigations are what uncovered Hillary's email problems and you can't lie it away.

I watched NBC this morning and they had a very unflattering report on the Clinton Foundation, go lie that one away. LOL

Dumbshit.

Where are the Benghazi indictments after all the investigations? Where are the prosecutions? Where are the convictions?

You people live in a fantasy world of your own concoction.

it's really obama's scandal, hillary was a dud as sos, but obama owns the benghazi lies to win a second term.

There is no Benghazi scandal. It was a tough loss of people in a dangerous part of the world. That's just what happens to some people in dangerous places.

true enough, but not in the aftermath.

 

[washamericom]

The GOP will do whatever they can to make her a one-term president, just as they tried to do to Obama. If the country suffers in the process, so be it.

we're suffering now.

Mostly from hyper-partisanship.

it's true.