It’s not a “private matter,” and our policy has always been not to pay ransom for kidnapped citizens, etc. If we paid, kidnappings would be a dime a dozen.
I honestly don’t see how the government can sit back and just shrug and say this is a private matter.
What are the consequences of this crisis? Precisely what the Marxists in control desire, higher fuel prices, greater shortages, and general chaos in the economy. That being the case is there any reason to believe the Deep State is not the culprit?