Posted on 10/09/2023 11:21:12 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is calling on President Biden to refreeze $6 billion in Iranian funds in the wake of the recent attacks on Israel by Hamas.
In a lengthy address laying out a five-step plan to address the escalating conflict in Israel, McCarthy took aim at the Biden administration for its prisoner swap with Iran and its decision to unfreeze $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds in exchange for the freedom of five wrongfully detained American citizens.
“Biden’s policy on appeasement, including money for hostage deals, must come to an end,” McCarthy said Monday. “His policy has only emboldened terrorists. And handing over $6 billion to Iran only helps the cause. In explaining that to members of Congress, they said they had provisions to refreeze the money if Iran has done something wrong. They should freeze the money back today.”
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I told many McCarthy fanbois on this forum that McCarty was a sneaky snake and I was proven right.
Would be good to know what the actual status of that money is. Can we ever get some of it back or has it already been dispersed?
The Ukraine is front door to Russia, a well-used path of invasion both from Russia and to Russia. There is no way that Russia can allow NATO to squat right along its border in the best spot to invade Russia.
Thought he said he wouldn’t run again......liar
McConnell just couldn't resist putting this on equal footing as Ukraine. But somehow even this guy who freezes up, knows Iran led this attack, yet Th Biden administration just isn't sure...
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Deep State told McCarthy he’s running for Speaker again, as I predicted.
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Yes, not so leadership after the fact.
Good questions.
I assume it’s gone, but can’t know.
I think Blinken said they haven’t spent a dime of it. Well, it sure makes for one good line of credit.
Maybe Biden got indigestion from the burgers at the Barbeque he was holding at the White House
-PJ
CNN Anchor Dana Bash to Secretary of State Blinken: I know and want to state that that money has not yet been unfrozen. Iran does not yet have it.If that's true, then rescind the deal and hold onto the money.
Why move forward with releasing those funds now while this war is going on?
Fair enough. Another issue.
Like I said, the issue is too complex for me to have a valid opinion. Well except this: I dont think there are any good options. We just need to find the least bad option. And I simply do not trust the Biden regime to do that.
He’s lying again. He said he wouldn’t run and now here he is. Who can ever trust him? He couldn’t keep his word for a week!
can’t un-ring the bell... it’s gone
Why do you say he is running? He is just speaking out as a member of Congress.
The Media and White House has spent all day to let everyone know that the $6 billion was in fact Iran’s money and it is being used for “humanitarian” expenses only.
They are grinding this bs story into the ground. Saying anything else is misinformation.
I liked what a guy on the radio said today, that Iran could spend their money elsewhere out of their budget knowing that the humanitarian funds and such were going to be covered.
When Obama chose to send 1.7 billion to Iran, my belief at the time, and still is, that the radicals who overthrew the Shah and his government, and turned Iran into a 3rd world craphole, were not entitled to any of that money. The money held by the U.S. was paid by the Shah’s government for military equipment. It never got the equipment because there was a coup, and the government was dissolved. The country was taken over by radicals, who swarmed our Embassy, and took American hostages. It was never the radicals’ money to begin with. They weren’t in power when that money was paid to the U.S., and they never should have been given one cent of it, ever.
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It’s all over that he’s running. If he’s not, that’s great.
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