Obama gave Iran HOW much cash? Iowahawk provides perspective (and describes what it'll be used for)

Most transparent administration ever…. Amirite? https://t.co/FOUX9MP3sH

— Barry Gadbois (@BarryGadbois) September 7, 2016

It was initially reported that Iran released four U.S. citizens who were being held in that country at the same time a plane carrying $400 million in cash arrived. The White House continues to insist it wasn’t a ransom payment, but they have admitted that the actual amount of cash delivered in foreign currency was just a little higher than $400 million:

Obama administration acknowledges its transfer of $1.7 billion to Iran earlier this year was made entirely in cash. https://t.co/hCm5TqIgdx

— ABC News (@ABC) September 7, 2016

To put that into perspective:

That's 68,000 cubic feet of $1 bills, or 680 cubic feet of $100 bills.https://t.co/X6SiEGzWTA

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 7, 2016

Imagine a 9' x 9' x 9' monolith of $100 bills.https://t.co/X6SiEGzWTA

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 7, 2016

In a nutshell:

Plain and simple, a cash ransom paid to a rogue state who will immediately use it to pay terrorists.https://t.co/X6SiEGzWTA

— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) September 7, 2016

Heck of a job, Obama administration.

Known colloquially as a 'metric shitload'.

— Don Linn (@DonLinn) September 7, 2016

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