They were doing a story on women used in the sex trade. I am frankly surprised everyone believes NK on this. People sound like they are happy this has happened. Granted the girls MAY have crossed into NK, but they are still Americans. guess some people have become like leftists in heart. They are pawns and it is a tragedy for them and their families. I know NK is a special hell, and that millions suffer there all the time. That does not mean they deserve this, no matter their political leanings.
It doesn't make me a leftist to recognize that there are regimes in this world which do not operate with the same principle as does the U.S. and if I should happen to find myself near them, I do whatever I can to keep myself from being nabbed, allowing them to make up false charges and imprison me.
They may have crossed into NK -- it seems more likely that they did. And I'm supposed to be upset because actions have consequences. I didn't/don't like it when American soldiers get caught behind enemy lines and are tortured or worse in prison camps, but at least soldiers don't go with the arrogant idea of Hey, I'm an American, you can't do this to me! That's how it's coming across, anyway, same as the earlier Iran situation, the arrogant-American tone to it.
As I’ve stated in various posts, I am FAR more concerned about the damage this “capture” will do to the US and the world in dealing with NK than I am for these “reporters”. Whether they are released “safely” or not, the price the NK regime will exact on the US and consequently the world is the real tragedy here, not the fate of these gals.
You must NEVER negotiate for hostages, but the SNOBama administration has no inclination to realize that truth.
“If you want to encourage a behavior, reward it.”
These gals made themselves hostages. We pay the price, or they pay the price of their behavior. It is not smart to reward NK’s behavior. It must instead be punished. That, SNOBama will not do, unfortunately for the US and the world.