Obama Admin Lies About Paying Ransom to Iran

IP and Lochte know how to spin a story.

 

Spinning it would be taking the release of us citizens and calling it a ransom because we also paid a legitimate debt while engaging in diplomatic exchange for the first time in decades. That's spin. If it isn't spin, where was this outrage in January? No new info came out.

 

Preach it Lochte; somebody might believe you.

 

Not even remotely accurate. You're better than this.

 

Not really; I am watching the jackass right now continue to spin his stupid shit.

 

I'm watching as well.

 

All this side story stuff really doesn't take the spotlight off your boy.

What was a "good week" for Trump is an average week (minus the need for apology) for every other politician since Caesar.

 

Wasn't a ransom. Just one of those typical situations where they were holding something that was ours against our will and wouldn't release it without us paying them. Totally different.

 

No no, you missed it. This was separate from the 400m. They were going to be released anyway. The two deals just so conveniently happened to be negotiated at the same time.

 

Exactly. We were enormously compelled to repay that debt. We've been falling over ourselves for years to pay it.

So, we've got this politically minded sack of turds in the WH with an even dumber SoS and they wouldn't have avoided the optics of the ransom if the could have?

Willful stupidity from the condescending one.

 

Without a doubt.

 

So, we're the one nation that can decide not to abide by decisions made by a body we agreed to allow to decide international disputes?

 

Oh, that makes perfect sense. I don't see how anyone could mistake it for a ransom

 

Horsecrap. We owe nothing to people taking hostages and we are justified in doing so. Without doubt.

 

Except that a body we agreed long ago to arbitrate such disputes said we owed them their money. It's Rounders: "Pay that man his money."

 

I love that logic. "We don't have to abide by court decisions because of unrelated issues that piss us off." That'll work.

 

Which in no way changes the fact a body we gave the authority to make such decisions said we owe the money. I love the idea that we get to pick and choose when we abide by decisions made by a hand picked court.

 

Except the agreement was settled out of court.

 

It isn't a freaking court. The logic says if you take my hostages, forgiving my debt is the best thing that might happen to you.

The logic that bows to the mullahs is for losers.

 

We haven't given any body anything binding.

You about to tell me why the delay?