This must be disheartening to Lee Hamilton who, along with James Baker, headed up the Iraq Study Group that promoted outreach and diplomacy with Iran. An employee of the organization that former Representative Lee Hamilton heads,  the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, has been kidnapped and is being held hostage by Iran.

Déjà vu all over again. . Yet another hostage. Iran may not be able to build and run refineries or make an oil-rich nation run well, but hostage-taking is a skill they have perfected. Funny how Iran views outreach differently that we do. When they reach out, they grab and hold.