@SoapsandSciFi@BuffaloJon1@RadioFreeTom The 60 day window for operations before the ceasefire only mattered because Trump didn't have enough GOP support for a longer war.
@BuffaloJon1@RadioFreeTom I don’t see Congress voting for paying Iran on the eve of midterms, unless they count the value of sanctions relief as the rebuilding fund.
@dilanesper I have a hard time believing that Congress is gonna vote to give Iran $300 billion on the eve of midterms that feels like political suicide, that’s more than we gave Ukraine. I suppose, maybe the deal assumes some clever accounting that doesn’t require going through Congress.
@KeithELaughlin@joshtpm If taxpayers are giving Iran $300 billion that kind of thing has to go through Congress so I think it’s more likely the deal would fall apart than that would occur.
@joshtpm I’m really curious how they’re classifying $300 billion in rebuilding funds. It seems like there’s a 0% chance that US congressman are gonna agree to pay I ran $300 billion on the eve of midterms (or ever really) but maybe if there’s clever accounting where they’re counting
@BretDevereaux True but the end of the main bombing campaign seems largely due to congressional constraints and it’s not like they have still needed Congress for $$$ stuff. So, so far there have been theoretical limits on how much they ignore it.
@Disney4Eternity@ianbremmer Unless it’s creative accounting with sanctioned money that is subject to EOs, I don’t see Congress agreeing to give Iran 300 billion. Trump being impeached is more likely and we know that won’t happen.
@HormuzLetter There’s almost a 0% chance 300 billion in funding gets through Congress no matter what trumps says. They could say 5 T and it wouldn’t matter because it would never get authorized.
Returning to Master of Command tonight and looking to finish up Act 2 of the campaign, fighting the new DLC, the Lion and Eagle, as Poland - https://t.co/9AM2kXt6fF