Well, the President just shut down another one of the

[mfcorey1]

republicans talking points......no prisoner release in the Iran nuclear deal. That man, Barack Obama, and his Secretary of State, John Kerry, are some hardworking men, despite attacks from within. Congratulations to the families who will see their loved ones. (Shhhhhh!! I hear the scrambling of rethug feet meeting about how to negate this.)

[justhanginon]

1. It is amazing what can be accomplished by not running

your mouth with constant meaningless threats of war and bombings ad nauseum and and quietly going about the job of diplomacy on the world front. This is how responsibly running a country and its foreign policy should and does work.
Thank you Mr. President and Secretary of State Kerry.

[brer cat]

6. +1 nt

[left-of-center2012]

2. GOP will bitch

because some Iranians were released in the swap.

[A Simple Game]

8. Exactly and why not. What god fearing patriot wouldn't think that

going in with a few thousand troops with massive losses on both sides wouldn't be a better way to free those prisoners? That the nuclear deal would be finished would be a plus too.

Peace is way over rated.

[pinboy3niner]

12. Ted Cruz is already teeing it up

Cruz: "We don't know the details of this deal. It may well be that there are some very problematic aspects to this deal."


I don't know the details but I don't like it, Sam-I-Am.

[left-of-center2012]

18. "very problematic aspects"

Obama did it, so the deal sux.

[firebrand80]

15. Rubio already said

He's against all prisoner swaps.

He won't comment further until talking points are developed and focus-grouped.

[karynnj]

17. To counter that, maybe compare this to the swap's their hero, Netanyahu has agreed to

First of all there are only 6 Iranians freed - and their crime was violating the sanctions.

Or consider that Reagan sold weapons (illegally) to Iran to get hostages released and to get funds to buy arms (illegally) for RW Central American thugs (the Contras).

[tabasco]

3. Kerry is an outstanding SOS.

I don't know that we've ever had a better one.

[dhill926]

9. Agreed…

[TryLogic]

11. I Agree. Way better than war hawk Hillary.

[House of Roberts]

4. The GOP will 'Bergdahl' these detainees.

What we had to give up to get them back will become bigger and bigger, and what we got will be belittled.

[drm604]

5. You got it.

They will defame these people for political gain.

[nxylas]

7. Or ignore it altogether

In the Rightwingoverse, if you just keep saying "Obama failed to get any hostages released" over and over again, it becomes true.

[tex-wyo-dem]

10. Yep, the Obama administration is...

Patient and plays the long game, and usually wins.

The rethugs are just too reactionary, short-sighted and stupid to realize it.

[IL Lib]

21. +1 n/t

[firebrand80]

13. Thank God the grown ups are in charge nt

[NutmegYankee]

14. I'm loving the warm up in relations.

It's nice to see diplomacy in action.

[H2O Man]

16. Way, way recommended!

Thank you!

Today is a historic day.

[Politicub]

19. peace. it works. n/t

[Johnny2X2X]

20. Bravo

Is their any doubt Republicans would have did everything they could do to sabotage this deal if they had known about it.

[mfcorey1]

22. Damn skippy they would have!

[annabanana]

23. THIS GOP would try to negate the surrender of Germany in WWII

if it were handled by Obama. .