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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDear America. We have your president. If you do not send us $30,000,000 in unmarked bills....
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Dear America. We have your president. If you do not send us $30,000,000 in unmarked bills.... (Original Post)
kpete
Jul 2018
OP
NORMALLY we don't negotiate with terrorists..however, in this instance....
Crutchez_CuiBono
Jul 2018
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Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)2. Give them the money. n/t
Gothmog
(145,303 posts)3. The Ransom of the Orange Chief?
csziggy
(34,136 posts)5. Ah - but if you remember the O. Henry story, the kidnappers
PAID to give Red Chief back!
https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-ransom-of-red-chief
That and "Pigs is Pigs" are two of my favorite American short stories.
Gothmog
(145,303 posts)6. The Kidnappers made a mistake
csziggy
(34,136 posts)7. They were just trying to survive!
Thinking about it though, if you consider the USA is now being held hostage by Trump and the GOP, we're sort of in the position of the kidnappers in the Red Chief story.
I would be happy to pay Putin to take Trump and his cohorts if he would promise to never allow them back in this country.
MANative
(4,112 posts)4. Where do I need to send the $$! Nt
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)8. NORMALLY we don't negotiate with terrorists..however, in this instance....
consider it capping our losses.
KelleyKramer
(8,969 posts)9. That's a bargain, they short changed themselves
We would have easily paid a billion (or more!) to get rid of that shit stain from our country