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Which Side Are We On? Biden's New Iran Nuke Deal Gives Russia $10 Billion
2022-03-18
[PJMedia] Old Joe Biden watched Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to Congress Wednesday and pronounced the Ukrainian president "convincing." Biden said that "Putin is inflicting appalling — appalling devastation and horror on Ukraine — bombing apartment buildings, maternity wards, hospitals. I mean, it’s — it’s God awful." As a result, "We are crippling Putin’s economy with punishing sanctions that’s going to only grow more painful over time with the entire NATO and EU behind us, and many other countries." The old man boasted that "the American people are answering President Zelenskyy’s call for more help, more weapons for Ukraine to defend itself, more tools to fight Russian aggression." Biden insisted that "it’s about freedom." It all sounded great, but he didn’t mention one key detail: his handlers’ new nuke deal with Iran will give Russia ten billion dollars. So who is paying for all that Russian aggression? A large chunk of this cash will be coming from you and me.

The Washington Free Beacon reported Wednesday that "Russia’s top state-controlled energy company," Rosatom, "is set to cash in on a $10 billion contract to build out one of Iran’s most contested nuclear sites as part of concessions granted in the soon-to-be-announced nuclear agreement that will guarantee sanctions on both countries are lifted."

Rosatom is set to work on the Bushehr nuclear plant in Tehran. According to the Free Beacon, "Russia and the Biden administration confirmed on Tuesday that the new nuclear agreement includes carveouts that will waive sanctions on both countries so that Russia can make good on this contract."

State Department Spokesman Ned Price tried to paint a happy face on this fiasco, claiming that "we, of course, would not sanction Russian participation in nuclear projects that are part of resuming full implementation of the JCPOA," that is, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Obama’s disastrous 2015 nuclear deal. Of course.

And so Russia will get ten billion dollars from Iran to spruce up one of its nuclear plants, and where will that money come from? Gabriel Noronha, a former State Department official, explained on March 7 that "Iran is set to get access to a massive windfall of cash: My latest estimate (derived from figures declassified during my tenure at the State Department) is $90 billion in access to foreign exchange reserves, and then a further $50-$55 billion in extra revenue each year from higher oil and petrochemical exports, with no restrictions on how or where the money can be spent. Personally, the most troubling transfer of funds will be the $7 billion ransom payment the United States is preparing to pay for the release of four Americans from an Iranian jail. Now, let me be clear: I would be extremely glad to bring these Americans back home safely as quickly as possible. They are innocent victims who, along with their families, have suffered unjustly for far too long. But make no mistake: Biden’s payment will only supercharge Iran’s hostage-taking industry."
Posted by:Thing From Snowy Mountain

#4  Was trying to explain to dude when this kicked off this isn't Risk, 2 sides rolling them dice, but more like Diplomacy except maybe more players.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-03-18 12:36  

#3  Believing either one of them about anything, is well beyond the limits of good judgement and common sense.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-03-18 11:47  

#2  Bought and paid for, and aware that they cannot allow the proof of their crimes to see the light of day, which they know would happen if they resist. Nothing else explains how a government can act so utterly against both common sense, and the best interests of its citizens.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2022-03-18 11:39  

#1  Total scam. Putin is getting everything he wanted. Ukraine is totally fucked for decades to come, and the EU and the US will be on the hook to pay for this basket case. The US is paying Russia for oil and to help Iran. Africa and the Middle East will keep paying for Russian arms and wheat. India is now going to accept rubles, the Saudis are shifting out of dollars and into the yuan, and China and Russia are closer than ever.

Total fail. The only explanation is that Biden and the other crooks are getting kickbacks from Putin's victory in Ukraine
Posted by: Omerenter Omeack9846   2022-03-18 11:07  

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