Although I'm happy that Griner will be freed, I fear that a prisoner swap is bad game theory, and will incentivize other bad actors to kidnap Americans in the future.
One way to respond that would show that kidnapping an American is pointless would be to send the CIA and kill her ourselves.
I mean, we've got 400+ K people in our own prisons for similar offenses, at least some of whom will be murdered in prison. What's one more?
We could even make it look like the Russians did it, and make her an international martyr.
One way to respond that would show that kidnapping an American is pointless would be to send the CIA and kill her ourselves.
I mean, we've got 400+ K people in our own prisons for similar offenses, at least some of whom will be murdered in prison. What's one more?
We could even make it look like the Russians did it, and make her an international martyr.