House Democrat Calls For Creation Of 'Hostage Czar' After Drone Strike

Huffington Puffington post ^ | 5/01/2015 | Laura Barron-Lopez

[GraceG]

WASHINGTON -- Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) said Sunday that the administration should name a "hostage czar" amid revelations that a U.S. drone strike killed two innocent hostages in Pakistan.

“What we're calling for is the creation of effectively a hostage czar, which deals with a slightly different issue, which deals with finding these hostages,” Delaney said on ABC's "This Week."

President Barack Obama on Thursday took full responsibility for the deaths of Warren Weinstein, an American hostage, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian national hostage.

“In my experience with Warren's case, we do not do as good of a job, or an effective a job as we could as a country in locating these hostages,” Delaney said.

After al Qaeda captured Weinstein in 2011, his family reportedly paid over $200,000 in ransom, but the kidnappers failed to uphold their end of the bargain.

[GraceG]

So... are we legitimizing hostage taking if they create a "Hostage Czar"? Sounds liek a wonderful way to funnel money to the Islamo-maniacs

[Mastador1]

I’m sick and tired of all the demonrats czars, as if there aren’t already people responsible for these things in existing departments. The czar positions are just unaccountable liberal democrats getting a free payday courtesy the taxpayers who have no say.

[Lurkinanloomin]

We have to be tolerant of muslims following the example and instructions of their prophet/s

[Valin]

Hostage Czar is Sexist! I say we need a Czarina.
Remember diversity is our strength....as long as everyone thinks the same.