When this young lady returns, the very least that she should do is to tape a message / PSA to all of the other “free spirit youths” about her experiences. Wandering the ill-defined borders of an active war zone is not a well-advised venture. Going it where one of the parties is a militantly anti-American Iran is even more ill-advised, i.e. STUPID!
That would be fair. Just do it in a way that the next spoiled-brat 20 somethings pulling this kind of stunt don't get killed by those who capture them.
If she were my daughter, I'd want the ransom paid. And I'd want everyone else's sons and daughters out of the middle east. Let them figure it out without blowing each other up, if they can.
Not paying the ransom sounds fine when it's an on-paper decisions. But when it's real lives of loved ones, I just bet the most extreme hard-liners change their tune.
Swim in a school of sharks long enough you eventually get killed.
Strange they're setting bail for an alleged spy and not a swap which is usually the deal. I think this is a major error on Iran's part in that bail directly conflicts with their insinuation these kids were spies and more of a hostage release similar in scope they did in the infamous 444 days"debacle.