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Originally Posted by adpiucf
Our government has made inquiries, but they have not put the pressure on Iran that they should.
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I'm afraid I have to say it, though I know it won't be popular: This is what bothers me about this petition, or one of the things that bothers me.
How do we know that the government is or isn't doing all it can, and how do we know what pressure it should or shouldn't be putting on Iran? When it comes to the pressure that should be put on Iran, a nation doing what it can to develop nuclear weapons, we're talking about things that have the potential to affect diplomacy and national and international security. There are layers of issues and considerations at play. In all likelihood, few people if anyone outside the FBI and the State Department know the extent of what is or isn't being done, and how or why.
FWIW, here is a
FBI page on Levinson from last year.
Of course I want Levinson to be released, and of course I feel for his family. I simply can't imagine what the last five years have been like for any of them. But I do have a problem with the seeming assumption that the government isn't already doing what it reasonably can and should do. And frankly, that last part of the last sentence -- "We the people of the US wish to bring this man home no matter what it takes" -- is a deal breaker for me when it comes to signing.