While frenzied crowds shout “Death to America” on a regular basis in Tehran, the U.S. is essentially now financing Iran’s nuclear program. There couldn’t possibly be a downside, now, could there? The Iranians wouldn’t dare nuke Tel Aviv now, because Israel is an ally of the U.S., and the U.S. is their friend, right? (This is how they really think in Washington. To say it bodes ill for the future would be tantamount to saying that Hitler’s ascent to power in Germany might be bad for Jews.)
“U.S. Releases Another $1 Billion to Iran,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, April 21:
The United States has released $1 billion in cash assets to Iran in April alone under the interim nuclear deal aimed at ratcheting back Iran’s nuclear program, according to the White House.
The Obama administration unfroze Iranian assets totaling $550 million on April 10 and another $450 million on April 15. The United States has now released $2.55 billion to Iran since February, when the scheduled cash infusions first began.The cash releases were contingent upon Iran halting some aspects of its nuclear program and scaling back its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium, the key component in a nuclear weapon.
In return, Iran was promised these monthly cash infusions from Washington.
While the White House maintains that Iran will receive about $7 billion in economic relief under the interim accord, outside experts calculate that with oil revenues and other business deals Iran could pocket at least $20 billion over the next several months.
Lawmakers remain concerned that the White House continues to release funds as Iran maintains its support for terrorism.
“It’s an outrage that the administration continues to provide massive sanctions relief to Iran, even as the Iranian government maintains its brazen support for terrorism and continues to develop advanced missile and nuclear warhead technologies,” Rep. Peter Roskam (R., Ill.), the House’s chief deputy whip, told the Washington Free Beacon. “Iran’s economy is gradually recovering thanks to the White House’s latest move to unfreeze billions of dollars as a part of the nuclear agreement signed last year, yet we’re no closer to ending Iran’s illicit nuclear weapons program.”
“How can this White House justify bolstering Iran’s economy by giving them the one thing they desperately need, while the mullahs continue to violate international obligations and pursue an incredibly dangerous nuclear weapons capability?” Roskam asked.
Japan has paid Iran some $1 billion for crude oil deliveries, adding to concerns that Iran is profiting much more than the White House anticipated.
“Iran is on pace to receive at least three times the amount of sanctions relief than the White House originally predicted,” according to Matan Shamir, research director for the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)….
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Change Iran Now says
Iran simply wants access to restricted oil monies that it can use to fund its support of Assad in Syria, the terror group Hezbollah, fellow Shiites in Iraq and for future nuclear development.
Ayatrollah says
It is racist and hateful not to support peaceful Iran. It is racist and hateful to support Israel. It’s a great new world with Allah in control.
cheryl says
Support your “peaceful Iran” and your “Allah” in control with your own fucking money then.. not mine! I’m not going to work everyday to support other countries and their bullshit!
Januk36 says
Frankly, I don’t understand why the US is throwing money out the windows to its patent enemies ? It never fails to amaze me the stupidity of US foreign policy based on wishful thinking and that stupidity is affecting my security as non US-citizen as well.
Jax Tolmen says
You would think that there would be some kind of legal issue surrounding this release of funds. Isn’t aiding the enemies of the state a crime? Iran has stated repeatedly, publicly and unequivocally that they are the enemies of the USA and the western world in general. Apart from the conspiracy theories that surround Obamas actual intentions; is this one of the most blatant acts of stupidity ever enacted by a legitimate Government?
This would be like throwing money at the Germans during the blitzkrieg – it’s patently bizarre. I can understand that all attempts must be made to avoid war, but actively funding a state that is working to destroy your own is unbelievably silly.
All that the USA is accomplishing with this act is ensuring that when war does eventually come, they will be facing a stronger enemy then they would have otherwise. Releasing the funds could actually provoke a war; it would not surprise me if the Iranians used the money to bolster their military and then engaged in more hostile acts; leading to the very conflict that Obama is trying to avoid.
cjm777 says
You have got to be kidding me!! We are broke and we are sending people who walk around with banners saying they want us dead, tearing-up and or burning our flag!! And we are sending them billions of dollars????? What the hell is wrong with our government???? They need some sense knocked into them that is for sure. And we need to take the pocketbook away from them, they have shown us they can’t handle it!!!!
bill says
You should read carefully, you are not sending your money as it is their assets being unfrozen, so it is their money they are getting. However it does help them
mortimer says
What is the benefit to America?
Doesn’t seem sensible to me.
bill says
Who is this Crusader Prime you are talking about, I cannot see any posts from such a person?
Wellington says
bill: His post was removed today. What he posted yesterday was a wish, if not a threat, for the assassination of President Obama. Whatever his motivation, which has to be either stupid sincerity or significant deceit, JW is in no way aided by such a person.
gravenimage says
Wellington, “Crusader Prime” has come up with all sorts of dodgy nonsense and worse—including the outlandish and implausible claim that he regularly kicks down doors to steal Qur’ans to use as toilet paper.
He is either an agent provocateur or else a nutjob—in any case, *not* a true Anti-Jihadist.
Defcon 4 says
Are the Buddhists of Burma and the Christians of CAR not anti-jihadist?
I wonder what they would think of people like you and Wellington judging them from the banal safety of your western democracy?
Wellington says
We get some real turkeys here at JW, gravenimage, that’s for sure. And what’s with this Defcon 4’s response to your post about you and I judging the Buddhists of Burma and the Christians of the Central African Republic? Yeah, what’s with that? He has come across to me at times as someone who has a stick up his backside.
gravenimage says
Defcon 4 wrote:
Are the Buddhists of Burma and the Christians of CAR not anti-jihadist?
I wonder what they would think of people like you and Wellington judging them from the banal safety of your western democracy?
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Defcon 4, you mistake me.
I have never counseled that Infidels not fight back, nor has Wellington—I believe we should.
And I have not criticized the Buddhists of Burma or the Christians of the Central African Republic for doing just that.
I have also mentioned numerous times that we in the West are still rather cosseted when it comes to understanding the true horror of Jihad and the imposition of dhimmitude in many parts of the world.
But it is quite notable that agent provocateurs often show up at Anti-Jihad boards saying things like “kill ’em all” to deliberately attempt to discredit sites like Jihad Watch. JW has a policy of deleting such comments.
I don’t know if Crusader Prime falls into this category or not—some of his posts have been quite reasonable—others, not so much.
I have the misfortune to come from a family embroiled in petty crime, though, and I do know that some of what CP has described as his MO is simply not plausible. No burglar who made a habit of kicking in front doors would last long without being apprehended. I would take much of what he recounts as fanciful, whatever his intent.
I have actually enjoyed your own posts, though, and have considered us to be in agreement on many issues.
gravenimage says
Wellington wrote:
We get some real turkeys here at JW, gravenimage, that’s for sure.
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Yes, we do. Wellington. Both Dumbledore’s Army and Jan recently took “Crusader Prime” to task over his nonsense.
We’ve also had a plethora of trolls and Muslim apologists here lately, as well as the brief reappearance of the egregious “Americana”.
More:
And what’s with this Defcon 4′s response to your post about you and I judging the Buddhists of Burma and the Christians of the Central African Republic? Yeah, what’s with that?
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Actually, I believe I know where he is coming from—there are those who seem to believe that *any* resistance to Jihad makes us as bad as Muslims, and who seem to think that we should just roll over for Islamic violence.
I think that may have been what Defcon 4 was thinking we were doing in our criticism of “Crusader Prime”.
Of course, nothing could be further from the truth.
Generally, I have been very impressed with Defcon 4’s comments, and have come to consider him a valuable contributor here.
John says
What part of almost 40 years of “death to America” does this mental midget in the white house not understand? WHEN… will these traitors’ be called to account…? Anyone with half a brain would know this money is going right to terrorist actions against American’s world wide, not to mention give a boost to the mullahs plans for a nuclear bomb… Just completely unbelievable… Washington is funding the death of Americans and our Allies…
gravenimage says
Peace in our time: U.S. releases another $1 billion to Iran; $2.55 billion since February
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Suicidal madness…
Faye says
Did Obama really attend or graduate from college? Scooby Doo wouldn’t make half the decisions this stupid administration has made. It’s as if the devil has overtaken the mind and body of Obama. Nothing he does makes sense.