WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Associated Press Thursday reported that the “State Dept. says $400 million cash payment to Iran was contingent on American prisoners’ release.” U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, issued a statement following the news:
“The confirmation from the State Department today that $400 million to Iran was contingent on the release of American prisoners sends a dangerous message throughout the world. The Obama Administration has continued to prove it will appease our adversaries and fill the pockets of a regime responsible for the deaths of American soldiers on the battlefield in Iraq, and a government that calls for the destruction of our closest ally, Israel.
“The most alarming impact of this $400 million is not the possibility that Iran may use it to build more improvised explosives to kill American troops, or continue their pursuit of a nuclear weapon, it is the impact it has on Americans around the world whose enemies now know the price they’re worth to this Administration if held captive.
“As I have stressed before, the bottom line is that Iran cannot be trusted, which is why we should not have made the misguided deal that sets them on a path toward acquiring nuclear weapons and puts Americans and our allies at risk.”
Iran got $400 million plus $1.3 billion in interest owed to it by the U.S. from a deal made decades ago for military supplies. The state department said the money was withheld at the last minute to make sure Iran released U.S. hostages, using the term “leverage”. U.S. Republican politicians are calling the payment “ransom”, echoing Ernst, in saying a dangerous precedent may have been set and calling for hearings into the matter.
10 thoughts on “Ernst says $400 million payment to Iran – contingent on release of hostages – “sends a dangerous message””
odummys butt buddy’s in iran will kick some back to him an clinton for there retirement.
Demorats are sleasy dishonest masses passing themselves off as public servants.
Four more years of the same or VOTE TRUMP 2016.
You should get your facts straight before commenting.
Joni – you know Iowa is a demorat/ clinton supporting shameful state.
As I said earlier, every two-legged turd with an AK in Iran is now thinking of grabbing a Westerner and becoming a millionaire overnight. But, we are told it wasn’t ransom. The Iranians absolutely regard it as ransom, and they are celebrating it as a glorious victory over “The Great Satan” We shouldn’t have to be fed-up with news like this..it should never, ever have happened. Any president that would broker and OK a deal like this clearly does not have the interests of America at heart.
More phony theater more scripting of phony history using Gematria, all high politicians are free masons, and they are all initiated in secret society’s, they all work for the same boss Rome, they are all friends, video “Revolutions, Tyrants & Wars”, by Walter Veith, https://youtu.be/TrZ617fTHzc, and their hero psychopath Aleister Crowley, https://youtu.be/JMMqBUK9y1Y, can these these two videos be disclaimed by anyone.
And the muslim president lied to us again. How many lies have we been told, and how many does he have left before he’s out.
So! What do you think will come of this among the corrupt political slime regime squatted in DC ! Right! More lies and deception to the American people — They have no shame -just a lust for greed.-Phooey to them and VOTE TRUMP .
It was ransom by the weakling Obama. It opens the door to more and more abductions.