What's your take on the cash sent to Iran?

RobVG — 8/3/2016 3:57:24 PM (archived)

"wooden pallets stacked with euros, Swiss francs and other currency were flown into Iran on an unmarked cargo plane."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/08/03/report-400m-flown-iran-us-prisoners-freed/87992898/

“Taking this much money back was in return for the release of the American spies and doesn’t have to do with the [nuclear] talks,” said Gen. Mohammad Reza-Naghdi, commander of Iran’s powerful Basij militia, in state media on Wednesday. “The way to take our rights back from the arrogants [Americans] is to become powerful, and we must grow stronger and stronger every day.”

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-payment-of-1-7-billion-to-iran-raises-questions-of-ransom-1453421778

Is this the way to deal with Iran?

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What's your take on the cash sent to Iran? - RobVG - 8/3/2016 3:57:24 PM
- the payment represented continued adherence to a masterful feat of American diplomacy and to the peaceful resolution of disputes under international law - BuckGalaxy - 8/13/2016 7:47:49 AM
  - Bad example, Buck... Reagan was, without a doubt, the FOUNDER of ISIS... - RL - 8/13/2016 2:03:51 PM
- Obama got a nuclear deal, and made the Iranians pay for it! - SDG - 8/4/2016 9:51:02 PM
- Is this the best way to deal with them? - RL - 8/3/2016 10:26:31 PM
  - Every voter needs to read this analysis.... - RL - 8/3/2016 11:03:30 PM
- The Ayatollah-Class Frigates (AKA the "Dead Admiral Class") - ER - 8/3/2016 9:35:24 PM
  - So it's money we owed them from 1979? - Tony - 8/3/2016 9:49:31 PM
    - Money "we owed"? - RobVG - 8/9/2016 4:51:36 PM
      - I suggest you expand your news search - Tony - 8/9/2016 5:10:17 PM
        
        By the way, it was settled out of court. n/t - RobVG - 8/9/2016 6:48:43 PM
        
        Yes, and at terms much less than Iran was entitled to - Tony - 8/9/2016 9:42:08 PM
        
        "Entitled to". Actually pretty disgusting. n/t - RobVG - 8/9/2016 11:02:01 PM
        
        "Entitled to"? Who made you arbitrator. - RobVG - 8/9/2016 10:51:58 PM
        
        The courts were the abitrator - Tony - 8/10/2016 3:37:19 PM
        
        I think it's disgusting that anyone thinks we owe them anything during their actions in 1979. n/t - RobVG - 8/10/2016 11:51:34 PM
        
        Yeah, it's not like we ever did anything to them, right? - RL - 8/11/2016 2:17:42 AM
        
        Rob, Try to imagine how YOU would feel... - RL - 8/11/2016 3:36:11 AM
        
        It was the British and the Russians that invaded them in WWII - RobVG - 8/11/2016 4:00:51 AM
        
        "...we put our own dictator in place..." - mcfly - 8/11/2016 4:43:35 AM
        
        Are we supposed to be shocked? - RobVG - 8/11/2016 4:02:39 PM
        
        "that’s what the horrible Mr. Trump says!" - RL - 8/11/2016 10:14:44 PM
        
        Then I guess you can quit asking yourself why the world hates us - mcfly - 8/11/2016 6:47:32 PM
        
        Try factoring in events prior to '79 - mcfly - 8/11/2016 2:08:27 AM
        
        Agreed to after 37 years. Why now. - RobVG - 8/9/2016 5:40:57 PM
    - About that Axis of Evil... - ER - 8/3/2016 10:15:40 PM
- I assume that this concerns you because... - RL - 8/3/2016 7:35:32 PM
  - Yet another wrenching sacrifice! - mcfly - 8/3/2016 9:20:12 PM
- if it was a ransom it was terrible - Tony - 8/3/2016 5:51:27 PM
  - A quick research tells me - Tony - 8/3/2016 6:05:56 PM
- Wasn't that Irans's money in the first place? - ER - 8/3/2016 5:50:51 PM
- Resembles Reagan's selling drugs to buy weapons for Iran and contras. - bowser - 8/3/2016 4:50:41 PM
  - And remember, - ER - 8/3/2016 5:58:28 PM

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