Russia freed a 74-year-old American teacher and veteran with no prisoner swap, and he landed in Texas overnight. Celebrate his return, but the sanctions link and praise for Putin show why Washington must make clear that Americans are not bargaining chips.
Americans Ordered Out of Saudi Arabia: Protect Our People, Expect Allies to Lead
On Wednesday the State Department ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia. Within hours, Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority reported that an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam had killed one person and injured eight. Earlier the same day, the Saudi energy ministry...