Is Trump rewarding hostage takers by showing them appreciation when they release a hostage?

[gulliver]

After Turkey released the pastor, Trump said, “We feel much different about Turkey today than we did yesterday .?.?. I think we have a chance of becoming much closer to Turkey.”

That, from the President of the United States, strikes me as a reward. That strikes me as giving the hostage takers something very valuable. Trump did it with Kim Jong-un too.

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[Achilleaze]

1. Was the pastor the republican payoff for colluding in Saudi murder of WashPo journalist?

Sure stinks that way.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Two words: Otto Warmbier

[TreasonousBastard]

3. This is a complex question-- some say never pay a ransom, others say...

no ransom is too large. Most of us are somewhere in between.

Trump, of course, doesn't think of the ethics of an act, just whether he wins or loses-- so call it a reward, or payment in kind.

[moondust]

4. Anything about the many thousands of teachers,

journalists, and others that Erdogan's goons have "purged" from their jobs and/or locked up?

(crickets)

Yes, he's rewarding a tyrant. Don't be shocked if he has Gulen kidnapped and deported to Turkey as part of a "deal" for this pastor.