If my child was held for ransom by ISIS, I would spare no effort to bring that child home. If that means I ignore government demands and then I go to prison, so be it.
Why not pool our money and pull a Ross Perot on these Islamic animals and go in with a private force to rescue our people? Do the same for that Marine stuck In a Mexican prison, as well. Must we always wait on our government to rescue our own?
That being said, although I do not understand why our citizens remain over there, or go over there, they are still our citizens, unless they leave to go fight against us.