Estimates show that Iran spent at least $37.4 million in recent cash payments given to them by the United States. These cash payments have been used to fund global terrorism operations. The recent $1.7 billion cash payment to Iran, which was allegedly a ransom payment to the Islamic Republic, was funneled into the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or the IRGC for those of you who enjoy difficult acronyms, a group responsible for orchestrating terror attacks that have taken American lives.
Based on public reports, Iran spends 3.4 percent of its total budget on defense needs, which might as well just be another word for terrorism. It’s funny how the Obama Administration is so picky about what hostages they rescue.
Many believe that paying ransoms for hostages is bad policy. In truth, paying ransoms can be a double-edged sword. While every American life is valuable, you have to consider what the money will be used for, and the enemy knows this. It’s what baseball players call a pickle.
AAF has determined based on public reports by Iran that the country spends 3.4 percent of its total budget on defense needs, though some experts estimate the number is even higher.
At least “65 percent of that funding [goes] to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Iranian elite paramilitary force,” according to AAF. “That works out to 2.2 percent of Iran’s total budget for the IRGC, which actively supports terrorist organizations throughout the Middle East. It is unlikely that Iran accurately reports its military or paramilitary spending, but the reported budget figures are useful as a baseline.”
These latest estimates are likely to draw further outrage on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers have launched several investigations into the circumstances surrounding the $1.7 billion payment.
While the Obama administration has been forced to disclose some details about the cash payment, it withheld key information from Congress, including the names and affiliations of the Iranian officials who assumed control over the money when it was handed off earlier this year in Europe.
New admissions by the Obama administration that American officials physically handed some $1.7 billion in cash to the Iranian government are fueling a congressional investigation into still-hidden details surrounding the deal.
Lawmakers suspect the Obama administration may have dealt with members of the IRGC and officials from its intelligence ministry when carrying out the cash exchange, which coincided with the release by Iran of several U.S. hostages.
The Obama administration recently disclosed to Congress that U.S. officials participated in the handoff of at least $400 million to Iranian officials, but has withheld key details about which parts of the Iranian government assumed control of the cash, according to discussions with multiple sources familiar with the ongoing congressional investigation.
Wait, you meant the Obama Administration is doing under the table deals and keeping it a secret? Again, not surprising. And that’s actually the saddest part about this whole ordeal. This is what the result of one bad decision after another.
Source: freebeacon.com
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