Biden will pay the ransom.
I mean, WE will pay the ransom.
The Democrat Party Crime Syndicate will get their cut.
“Biden will pay the ransom.”
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Not if a prolonged crises is the goal. They can make the demands something that strategically can not be accommodated, like elimination of sanctions on Iran.
And Iran can pay the Taliban to keep the prisoners. As can China and Russian.
Ransom? Ha! Taliban doesn’t give a shit about money