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Obama admits that lifting of sanctions will increase Iran’s ability to finance jihad terrorists

Jul 25, 2015 8:35 am By Robert Spencer

“Hezbollah for example, threatening to fire missiles at Israel, has no shortage of resources. We have seen that even in times of distress, Iran is able to allocate resources in what it sees as its strategic priority.” And he just enabled them to do even more of that, while insisting “there is also a military option” after saying in June that there was no military solution to Iran’s nuclear program.

“Obama: Lifting of sanctions will increase Iran’s ability to finance terrorists,” Jerusalem Post, July 24, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller):

In a special interview with the BBC Friday, President of the United States Barack Obama admitted that the lifting of sanctions on Iran will increase the Islamic Republic’s ability to finance terrorist organizations.

Sitting down with the BBC’s North American editor Jon Sopel, the president touched upon a whole array of topics, devoting a considerable portion to Iran.

“Hezbollah for example, threatening to fire missiles at Israel, has no shortage of resources,” the president added. “We have seen that even in times of distress, Iran is able to allocate resources in what it sees as its strategic priority.”

During the interview, Obama made sure to stress that the possibility of military action remains on the table.

“Iran has proved that it is willing to change its priorities and its strategy,” he said. “We have sent a clear message to the Iranians – though we closed the deal, we still have not closed account. I hope that solutions will be reached diplomatically, but if necessary, there is also a military option.”

The president is on a full press campaign since the announcement of a breakthrough nuclear agreement with world powers and Iran, speaking on multiple media outlets outlining his administration’s signature foreign policy achievement thus far, which is currently under review in the US Congress.

Asked about the hurdles the agreement may face in the hands of lawmakers who have considerable authority over its ratification, the president said, “I am a certain that we will be able to pass the agreement ” in Congress….

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  1. particolor says

    Jul 25, 2015 at 8:44 am

    Send them Monopoly Money !!
    And a Case of Bud ! 🙂

    • terry says

      Jul 26, 2015 at 10:51 am

      After the last two Presidents that is the only money left! But no one worry, they will both be just fine on Park Place.

  2. mortimer says

    Jul 25, 2015 at 9:48 am

    700 billion is a lot of money for terrorism. How much will it cost the West to fight that terrorism?

    • particolor says

      Jul 26, 2015 at 12:00 am

      You can buy a lot of All Day Suckers for that sort of Cash !

  3. Angemon says

    Jul 25, 2015 at 11:33 am

    “Iran has proved that it is willing to change its priorities and its strategy,” he said.

    Yeah, just look how then went from chanting “death to America” to chanting…oh, never mind.

    “We have sent a clear message to the Iranians

    Yeah, that you are weak and that they can push you around with a feather. You are ripe for dhimmification.

    • particolor says

      Jul 25, 2015 at 11:57 pm

      Yep ! That about covers it ! 🙂

  4. Don McKellar says

    Jul 25, 2015 at 12:55 pm

    It’s no wonder that Obama so desperately and aggressively pushed for a “treaty”.

    1) He gets to empower Islam in general. As the Islamophile that he admits he is, this must make him giggle with delight.

    2) He gets to unleash 700 billion in money for Iran so they can sponsor more terror in the name of Islam. When he reads that headline, he must get a big smile on his face — as it won’t be directed at the United States, but at Israel. And then he can make calls for Israel to control itself.

    3) He gets to throw up his hands and do nothing and say: “Well, we only negotiated on nuclear matters,” when the terrorism sponsored by Iran escalates rapidly in the coming months.

    4) He gets to see more pressure / attacks on Israel, whom he has a real hate-on for. I can understand a president being neutral on Israel — I would be, and treat them like any other country without special considerations — but this guy really hates them. That’s very clear.

    5) Iran will do its first nuclear bomb test (I predict) within one week of him leaving office. Then Obama just has to lay low for six months or so — and he’ll emerge and collect all those millions he’s got coming from future speaking engagements, following the Clinton model.

    This whole Iran deal thingy — it’s the greatest accomplishment of his presidency. In a messed-up, twisted way — from his perspective.

  5. Bamaguje says

    Jul 25, 2015 at 2:35 pm

    “Obama made sure to stress that the possibility of military action remains on the table” – J Post.

    Anyone believes that?

    • Cecilia Ellis says

      Jul 26, 2015 at 12:05 am

      No one in Iran . . .

  6. sidney penny says

    Jul 26, 2015 at 12:36 am

    How low can Britain go?

    http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/6218/britain-islam

    The real question is why, when it comes to the most extreme, anti-Western nation-destroyer of them all — a country committed to the annihilation of a UN member state — Her Majesty’s government would not only permit it to have any nuclear project, but would trust the word of a regime with stated genocidal intent when it says that it is not pursuing genocidal weaponry?

  7. don vito says

    Jul 26, 2015 at 4:26 am

    Mr. O, you have recognized Iran’s hegemony. From the pictures I have seen, the Iranian negotiators seem extremely happy. I think that they (Iranians) are having fun. You Mr. O have put the fun in Islam, that the Aytolla Khomanie (sp?) said, didn’t exist. I pray my grandchildren, if they live as free people, don’t curse your name.

  8. duh_swami says

    Jul 26, 2015 at 6:33 am

    Hmmm…I wonder what American Sunni think of Rasulullah Obama making Shia a bigger than life danger, not only to kuffar, but them as well? Shia is not as big as Sunni, but they are now better armed, or soon will be. And what about Mahdi? Did they forget about him? If there is no real Mahdi, with all that money, they can buy one. ‘All the world is a stage and all upon it are actors’…This is just another episode of the never ending saga of Islam, but there is no script for this play, ‘The Pen of Destiny’ is writing in the present about the future, and it is writing as fast as it can…If we are lucky it will run out of ink, but I don’t expect that any time soon…

  9. Lioness says

    Jul 26, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    The US has no ability to fight Iran, and especially that will be the case after Iran gets billions from the US. They will allocate that money to fight the US when the time comes. In the meantime they will spend some of it supporting Hezbolla so it can fire rockets into Israel. Brilliant plan, Mr. Obama! How much more of a traitor can you be and not even try to hide it?

  10. Marlene says

    Jul 26, 2015 at 11:02 pm

    My friends and I can’t believe that our President/government would even consider negotiating with the terrorist sponsoring country of Iran. Not only that, one where it’s citizens clearly hate America and wish it’s demise all the while shouting “Death to America”. Furthermore, we do not for the life of us understand why our tax dollars would be given in the billions to this country. There is so much that is wrong with the way our government spends our hard earned money. Truly Washington is out of touch with what we the citizens want for our blessed country.

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