Posted on 07/25/2019 7:26:55 AM PDT by knighthawk
Since President Trump took office more than two-and-a-half years ago, he has touted his prowess at being able to bring U.S citizens wrongfully held abroad home – framing it as a coup the Obama administration was not able to do as effectively.
Partisan politics aside – families, lawmakers and activists alike have indicated that a hardline focus on bringing Americans is yielding results.
“What has changed under the Trump administration is the level of personal interest and engagement from the President. Trump has made it clear that he views the return of American hostages as a priority and regularly touts his success,” Joel Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and author of “We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages and Ransom,” told Fox News. “The hostage families I speak with appreciate the attention the President gives the issue, but some policy experts worry that the same attention could increase the risk by making clear the potential value of American hostages.”
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You forgot racist.
Stoopid naughtzees too. Now, where’s my brown shirt.......
Typical Foggy Bottom attitude. They thought that fortifying Guam, Wake and other outlying islands would provoke the Japanese in 1941. They thought that installing a missile defense system (ABM) would provoke the Russians in 1973. How did those theories work out?
Reminiscent of The Wind and the Lion, I recall reading an account of some American civilians taken hostage by Franco’s forces in Barcelona.
Instead of money, FDR sent a US Navy heavy cruiser. After promises to level the town, the hostages were released.
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