[nuconvert]

Why does it matter what school they went to?
They’re American citizens abducted/kidnapped by Iran

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

If someone, even a fellow citizen, goes sticking pins in rattlesnakes, I feel no obligation to dive into the snake pit to extricate him.

[treetopsandroofs]

You believe what Big Media tells us?

[americanophile]

I have to say, I'm shocked by the callous, smug remarks on here. These were simply idealistic young people with a passion for the environment, hiking, photography, and an interest in foreign cultures; at worst, these kids were foolish, which is hardly a crime. They are American citizens, with families, who have been abducted for purely political reasons and badly mistreated by that monstrous regime. Shame on some of the people on this site who said they get what they deserve - no innocent American citizens deserve to be abducted, imprisoned and brutalized.

[AnonymousConservative]

Since this is FR, Liberals are increasingly viewed as traitors and tyrants that our nation is better off without. Many feel Conservatives owe less loyalty to American Liberals than we owe to foreign soldiers, even the soldiers of our enemies. At least the soldiers have honor and loyalty. I can’t say I can argue against that credibly.

To expend national energy saving a traitor to our nation who is just an oppressive tyrant in waiting, does seem counter productive to protecting freedom for the remaining good freedom loving Americans.

That said, the whole Berkeley Peace Studies thing could have theoretically been some type of planned CIA deep cover for them, and they could actually be patriots. So I am not ready to write them off. Seems kind of odd, even for a Lib moron to be in that particular place by accident.

This is where our partisanship is going. Libs expect to be allowed ever more forceful infringments on everyone else’s Liberty, and Conservatives are getting to the point we will no longer afford loyalty on the mere sharing of a geographic birthplace.

It’s probably the first step in what often becomes a much more violent phase of human history, but I doubt, whatever the future, that it’s something any of us can actually control - unless Libs want to accept the concept of individual liberty, reject government control and oppression of all individual citizens, and let Conservatives live their lives free from some government busibody’s unilateral decrees.

If we do ever enter that phase, Libs will bear the blame. All that had to happen to prevent it would be the Libs leaving everyone else alone, and not demanding the right to have government intervene in everyone else’s lives. It’s not too much to ask.

[driftdiver]

“Why does it matter what school they went to?”

They are American citizens who willingly placed themselves in a war zone. Why should someone else risk their lives to rescue these people?

I love hiking, there are safer places to go hiking. If they were researching family roots they picked a bad time & place for it.

[Jimmy Valentine]

"Why does it matter what school they went to? They’re American citizens abducted/kidnapped by Iran"

They are soft headed lefties who put their heads deliberately into the lions mouth and got bit.

The smartest one of the three was the girl. She phonied up a medical story and was able to get out of there.

Smart enough not to go back and stand trial either.