From now on, it looks like the administration will have to be more specific when it refers to the overwhelming success of the historic Iran deal. According to a report published by the Wall Street Journal Tuesday evening, the Obama administration secretly airlifted $400 million to Iran in January, which just happened to coincide with the release of four Americans.
The Obama administration secretly organized an airlift of $400 million worth of cash to Iran https://t.co/o32BFH35sy
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) August 3, 2016
Remember that time the Obama administration said they cut a great deal with Iran? Yeah, it comes with some strings attached.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) August 3, 2016
The administration insists there was no quid pro quo, but who knows what’s going on there? As in the case of the lopsided Bowe Bergdahl swap, the White House showed it prefers to deal in Taliban detainees rather than cash.
@WSJ @WSJSolomon @BarackObama you think sending $400M is a good use of American funds? #fundingnukes
— Will Warren (@TheWillWarren) August 3, 2016
@WSJ @WSJSolomon wonder what they'll spend the extra cash on this time, long range missiles or sponsoring more terrorism. Thanks Obama.
— Josh Hano (@therealjoshhano) August 3, 2016
@WSJ so they went back on their word when all Leaders said they would refuse paying ransom
— MJs Smile (@MJs__Smile) August 3, 2016
As we recall, in 2014, several news outlets reported that the U.S government had threatened to prosecute the family of slain American journalist James Foley for funding terrorism if they paid Foley’s captors ransom money. The following year, though, the Obama administration announced a review of its hostage policies which cleared the way for families of hostages to pay ransom to the terror groups that had kidnapped them.
@WSJ @exjon So Obama's into paying ransoms.
— Blaine G (@Blaine_G) August 3, 2016
@WSJ @WSJSolomon What bullshit from this administration. America negotiates with terror and pays them off with tax payers money.
— Le Marteau (@LeMarteau1) August 3, 2016
@WSJ @WSJSolomon Thought we didn't pay ransoms? They couldn't get these people out using useless negotiator Kerry? What a terrible admin.
— DⓂ️SⓂ️ (@DMisc06473) August 3, 2016
@WSJ
So it wasn't John Kerry's powers pf persuasion after all.— B Shwind (@benshwind) August 3, 2016
@WSJ @WSJSolomon BO/Kerry's foreign policy continues to baffle me. "We don't negotiate with terrorists," they say while buffering up Iran.
— Justifier1 (@LifeDeathMatter) August 3, 2016
@WSJ Obama and Kerry should be removed from office immediately and indicted for treason. $400 million taxpayer dollars to IRAN. #treason
— Kenneth Lewis (@Prosecutorslife) August 3, 2016
Don’t put IRAN in scare-caps like that — the United States and Iran are deal partners now.
@WSJ is there no honesty left from the #obama administration? unbelievable! Cash to Iran is unAmerican and is a lie to the citizens
— Hillary is a Liar (@ByeByeObama1) August 3, 2016
It wasn’t a lie, just another secret that the most transparent administration in history wasn’t able to keep.
Update:
Something in this tweet tells us Sen. Marco Rubio isn’t buying that the exchange was coincidental.
Obama administration sent plan load of cash to #Iran as ransom as part of deal on hostages. Just unreal. https://t.co/UHfdK4BEyN
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) August 3, 2016
