Reports suggest #Lebanon& #39;s #Hezbollah-friendly security chief #AbbasIbrahim is in DC today to meet w/ @WHNSC advisor - USG& #39;s former chief hostage negotiator - on fate of Americans still held in #Syria. I hope and pray their release is swift, after horror they have endured. 1/3

But I am concerned about the price @WhiteHouse may pay to secure the hostages& #39; release. After all, their captors have held them for years and will want to extract a price that is both high and payable in the short time before our election may bring seismic political change. 2/3

As we hope for hostages& #39; release, let& #39;s also hope we don& #39;t validate hostage-takers& #39; strategy by paying in strategic coin, such as an announcement to "bring the boys home from #Tanf" -- a step that would cheer #Iran, #Russia, #Syria& #39;s #Asad & #Hezbollah all at the same time. 3/3