Although it has become routine, but taking Americans as hostages by the Islamist fascist rulers of Iran is a human tragedy and smear on the good name of Iran and Iranians.

Ever since the Islamist appeaser-in-chief Obama paid a billion and half dollars in untraceable cash ransom to the Islamist fascist, the habitual hostage takes have restocked their inventory of hostages.

The newest one is an American veteran:

Pussyfooting with the unreformable, warmongering and uber-international terror sponsoring Islamist fascist rulers of Iran has always resulted in more victims and mayhem.

Airtight sanctions - which includes oil - a la against the despicable South Africa apartheid, works. U.S. lawmakers get to it.