In a conversation with WSJ reporter Jay Solomon last night, the State Department’s Marie Harf blamed the Treasury Department’s “math” for any discrepancy in the amount of money available to Iran now that they’ve been granted sanctions relief:
https://twitter.com/marieharf/status/694371008459988992
How exactly is a $50 billion discrepancy a “math” error?
Administration either dishonest or incompetent. Which is it? @marieharf https://t.co/aV8WDuLoH5
— 19thAmendment (@XIXAmendment) February 2, 2016
Or both.
David Rothkopf, CEO and Editor of Foreign Policy magazine, jumped in as well to further question Harf’s spin:
@marieharf @WSJSolomon @USTreasury Is that really an important clarification? Isn't Treasury part of the administration? Weird distinction.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) February 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/marieharf/status/694371878065065984
https://twitter.com/marieharf/status/694372438633791489
OK, then: How about we just say Obama administration?
@marieharf @djrothkopf @WSJSolomon the decision makers at the White House and Treasury serve at the pleasure of the president
— Christian Vanderbrouk (@UrbanAchievr) February 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/levine_bruce/status/694372138942386176
https://twitter.com/Gator9358/status/694373042970071040
@marieharf @WSJSolomon @USTreasury Marie, Treasury does fall under the WH, right? Not a very important clarification. The buck stops where?
— Sarah Sweet (@ssweet1084) February 2, 2016
But the key question for Harf: Why do we need to wait for Iran to tell us the truth?
Iran: $100B in assets 'fully released' under nuclear deal: https://t.co/ZNQV6ku7t0
— Saeed Kamali Dehghan (@SaeedKD) February 1, 2016
Sad, but true:
@WSJSolomon @GayPatriot @WhiteHouse @BrianFMurphy In this case, it's likely that Iran is more credible.
— ⚧ the autiste formerly known as @GeorgeOrwellian (@GeorgeOrwellian) February 2, 2016
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