Obama’s Parting Gift to Iran: $500M Atlantic Fleet


Barack Hussein Obama didn’t do a whole heck of a lot for this nation, but man, oh man!  Did he come through for the Iranians!?  His generosity on their behalf and cleverness in gifting to the terror nation billions upon billions in a hostage ransom exchange has now allowed Iran, a country heretofore too broke to compete on the world stage in terms of military might, to announce a $500M boost to its naval prowess.  They have promised to build the biggest fleet they have ever had to date and, get this, vowed to send it into the Atlantic Ocean and as far as the shores of America!  In fact, the first vessel will be christened the IIS Barack Hussein Obama and, like its namesake, will be equipped with special devices that will “mask its true intentions.”

Iran is preparing to send a flotilla of warships to the Atlantic Ocean following the announcement of a massive $500 million investment in war spending, according to Iranian leaders, who say the military moves are in response to recent efforts by the United States to impose a package of new economic sanctions on Tehran.

The military investment and buildup comes following weeks of tense interactions between Iran and the United States in regional waters, where Iranian military ships have carried out a series of dangerous maneuvers near U.S. vessels. The interactions have roiled U.S. military leaders and prompted tough talk from the Trump administration, which is currently examining potential ways to leave the landmark nuclear deal.

Iran’s increasingly hostile behavior also follows a little-noticed United Nations report disclosing that Iran has repeatedly violated international accords banning ballistic missile work. Lawmakers in the U.S. Congress and some policy experts also believe that Iran has been violating some provisions in the nuclear agreement governing nuclear-related materials.

With tensions over sanctions and Iran’s compliance with the nuclear agreement growing, Iranian parliamentary members voted to increase war spending by more than $500 million. This is at least the second recent cash influx to Iran’s military since the landmark nuclear deal that unfroze billions in Iranian assets and saw the United States awarding Tehran millions in cash.

Iranian lawmakers reportedly shouted “death to America” as they passed the measure, which boosts spending to Iran’s contested missile programs by around $260 million.

That’s always, I’ve gotta say, my absolute favorite part of watching a fundamentalist dictatorship in action.  It’s wondrous and magical to see a people so very at peace and serenity with the world around them that even when a gift the size of the one that Barack Hussein Obama places into their laps (for which he has been bestowed with the name of “Generous One”) that such a treasure is not just wasted or unappreciated!  This gift will be treasured for years to come.  By the shouts of “Death to America!” they are showing in their own forthright and excited way how much they appreciate our kindness.  By planning for a fleet the size that has never existed in Iran before, Iranian leaders are demonstrating their love of trade and exploration in the wide world.

No military official in the world thought that we can go round Africa to the Atlantic Ocean through the Suez Canal but we did it as we had declared that we would go to the Atlantic and its Western waters,” Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari was quoted as saying over the weekend.

“We moved into the Atlantic and will go to its Western waters in the near future,” Sayyari said.

You see here?  They just want to visit foreign lands and feel the sea-spray on their faces.  They want to be able to say, “Hey, I sailed the Atlantic Ocean and saw the Statue of Liberty right there in New York Harbor!”  They’re excited to have achieved something so significant as to reach the shores of America and wave a friendly greeting to its people!

 

Rep. Sean Duffy (R., Wis.), a proponent of a more forceful policy on Iranian intransigence in the region, told the Free Beacon that the Trump administration must make it a priority to address Tehran’s increasingly bold military activity.

“Iran was emboldened to flex its military muscle after eight years of President Obama’s passivity and his delivery of cold, hard cash to the regime, but they should make no mistake: President Trump was elected to put a stop to rogue regimes pushing America around, and the American people know he will address the world’s lead sponsor of terrorism with resolve,” Duffy told the Free Beacon.

Uh oh.  Looks like somebody doesn’t fully trust the word of Barack Hussein Obama.  This may be premature, but this could be a sign that perhaps Obama didn’t make such a good decision in handing maniacal madmen the keys to the nuclear codes…

I haven’t heard too much about this Representative Duffy, but it does appear that he knows what he’s talking about.

Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon adviser and expert on rogue regimes, said that Iran’s recent behavior shows the regime has not moderated since the nuclear deal was implemented. The Obama administration sold the deal in part on promises that it could help bring Tehran into the community of nations.

“Every time the Islamic Republic has cash, it chooses guns over butter,” Rubin told the Washington Free Beacon. “What the [nuclear deal] and subsequent hostage ransom did was fill Iran’s coffers, and now we see the result of that.”

“What [former President Barack] Obama and [former Secretary of State John] Kerry essentially did was gamble that if they funded a mad scientist’s lab, the scientist would rather make unicorns rather than nukes,” Rubin said. “News flash for the echo chamber: Iranian reformist are just hardliners who smile more. Neither their basic philosophy nor their commitment to terrorism have changed.”

Definitely the gem quote in the article and so very true.  Iran has never, ever wanted peace with the West, nor prosperity, for that matter, but they certainly know about misery, death and destruction, whether or not their own people suffer the consequences of their own self-gratification.

Which really goes to show the wisdom of Barack Hussein Obama, or rather, lack thereof.  After all, it was his shortsighted foolishness and Secretary Kerry’s buffoonery that bought us a multi-billion dollar enemy renewed.

Source:  The Washington Free Beacon



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