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

What's your take on the cash sent to Iran? August 3, 2016 8:57 am RobVG

“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?

the payment represented continued adherence to a masterful feat of American diplomacy and to the peaceful resolution of disputes under international law by BuckGalaxy 2016-08-13 00:47:49
- Bad example, Buck... Reagan was, without a doubt, the FOUNDER of ISIS... by RL 2016-08-13 07:03:51
Obama got a nuclear deal, and made the Iranians pay for it! by SDG 2016-08-04 14:51:02
Is this the best way to deal with them? by RL 2016-08-03 15:26:31
- Every voter needs to read this analysis.... by RL 2016-08-03 16:03:30
The Ayatollah-Class Frigates (AKA the "Dead Admiral Class") by ER 2016-08-03 14:35:24
- So it's money we owed them from 1979? by Tony 2016-08-03 14:49:31
  - Money "we owed"? by RobVG 2016-08-09 09:51:36
    - I suggest you expand your news search by Tony 2016-08-09 10:10:17
      - By the way, it was settled out of court. n/t by RobVG 2016-08-09 11:48:43
        
        Yes, and at terms much less than Iran was entitled to by Tony 2016-08-09 14:42:08
        
        "Entitled to". Actually pretty disgusting. n/t by RobVG 2016-08-09 16:02:01
        
        "Entitled to"? Who made you arbitrator. by RobVG 2016-08-09 15:51:58
        
        The courts were the abitrator by Tony 2016-08-10 08:37:19
        
        I think it's disgusting that anyone thinks we owe them anything during their actions in 1979. n/t by RobVG 2016-08-10 16:51:34
        
        Yeah, it's not like we ever did anything to them, right? by RL 2016-08-10 19:17:42
        
        Rob, Try to imagine how YOU would feel... by RL 2016-08-10 20:36:11
        
        It was the British and the Russians that invaded them in WWII by RobVG 2016-08-10 21:00:51
        
        "...we put our own dictator in place..." by mcfly 2016-08-10 21:43:35
        
        Are we supposed to be shocked? by RobVG 2016-08-11 09:02:39
        
        "that’s what the horrible Mr. Trump says!" by RL 2016-08-11 15:14:44
        
        Then I guess you can quit asking yourself why the world hates us by mcfly 2016-08-11 11:47:32
        
        Try factoring in events prior to '79 by mcfly 2016-08-10 19:08:27
      - Agreed to after 37 years. Why now. by RobVG 2016-08-09 10:40:57
  - About that Axis of Evil... by ER 2016-08-03 15:15:40
I assume that this concerns you because... by RL 2016-08-03 12:35:32
- Yet another wrenching sacrifice! by mcfly 2016-08-03 14:20:12
if it was a ransom it was terrible by Tony 2016-08-03 10:51:27
- A quick research tells me by Tony 2016-08-03 11:05:56
Wasn't that Irans's money in the first place? by ER 2016-08-03 10:50:51
Resembles Reagan's selling drugs to buy weapons for Iran and contras. by bowser 2016-08-03 09:50:41
- And remember, by ER 2016-08-03 10:58:28

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