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probably to either side but would have avoid an escalation of hostilities in the near-term. we ll see if that goes anywhere. the president had to know he s going to get some political blowback, at least from the other side of the aisle here at home, and yet still moving forward. they think this is the best option. well, they do. it obviously does raise questions, you know, allowing iran access to its own money. it s its own oil money that has been frozen. it automatically raises the question of whether we re paying ransom money for hostages. that s what mike pence said yesterday, the largest ransom payment ever paid to tehran for hostages, and the question is whether that sets a precedent that other countries will take heed of we have americans currently being held in china, currently held in russia. what will that mean for their fate? could the biden administration decide a long time ago that fears of blowback in these kind of negotiations were overwrought

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