Posted on 08/01/2024 6:32:21 PM PDT by McGruff
The top Republicans in the House and Senate raised alarm Thursday that the “costs of hostage diplomacy” will only increase in the aftermath of a major prisoner swap with Russia.
“Without serious action to deter further hostage-taking by Russia, Iran, and other states hostile to the United States, the costs of hostage diplomacy will continue to rise,” the top House and Senate Republicans argued.
“As we renew our call for the return of all persons wrongfully detained by the Kremlin, we recognize that trading hardened Russian criminals for innocent Americans does little to discourage Putin’s reprehensible behavior,” they concluded.
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Moar sanctions will do the trick!!
We see your one innocent American for 2 convicted terrorists and raise you....
Depends totally who’s in office. Remember the MOMENT Reagan took was sworn in? Israel gave up a lot for their hostages.
If you reward aggression and terrorism, you’re going to get a lot more of it/them.
It might be a good idea for Americans to stop going to Russia.
And the CIA does not hire undercover spies to travel to Russia.
Does the WSJ even know how many of its employees have a CIA cover.
Don’t ask....
Well the rats got their big MSM campaign ad so they don’t care if it screws the country in the long term.
I think you meant Iran not Israel….
Photo ops. What is Biden doing up this late?
Joe Biden needs to take it easy there when he’s leaning in to hug.
I don’t think he knows what is going on. He wandered off to a reporter and of course, Kamala was right behind. Now he wento to the plane - does he thing it’s his plane?
His wife is still in France?
Another instance of FR accepting MSM narrative.
How do we know that the Russians held were not the innocent victims of US govt grabs in order to get CIA agents caught in the act in Russia freed?
You can search FR on almost any day and find a declaration: The MSM Has Lost All Credibility!!
All means All.
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