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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We should not be negotiating for hostages.  This just puts a target on the back of all Americans when they travel.  Bad actors have been reminded yet again that we have a price. [/quote]

Should we return Trevor Reed? Or do we have a duty to our citizens regardless of circumstances and what they may have done. Let’s leave the Otto Warmblers to die abroad (we may never know if Trump authorized a $2 million payment). Even Pompeo managed to negotiate the release of 3 Americans from  the DPRK in 2019. Does it matter if Bergdahl was a US combatant, or just Whelan? [/quote]
FWIW I don’t think Whelan was ever in combat.[/quote]

You are under the misunderstanding that this is some sort of partisan issue.  Yes, these are all sad situations and my heart goes out to the folks who have been taken hostage and their families.  It’s horrible.

But as a policy matter, it is weak to overturn judicial decisions rendered by our courts because a nutcase has sanctioned grabbing our citizens.  It undermines both rule of law as well as the international order.

Private U.S. citizens should pay greater attention to the laws and mores of the countries they visit.  If there is a travel warning, it’s there for a reason.  There is a bilateral cost to issuing a travel warning, so it only happens if there are compelling reasons.

USG employees know the risks. [/quote]

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