OPINION:
Isn’t it sort of contradictory — to say nothing of hypocritical — for the Obama administration to refuse to negotiate with al Qaeda for the release of U.S. contractor Warren Weinstein (“National news: Abducted American appeals for release,” Web, Dec. 26)? Just a few months ago, the White House was ready to arm the rebel groups, of which al Qaeda is a part, in Syria in the fight against President Bashir Assad. That would have been a far deeper and more committed entanglement.
KAREN ANN DELUCA
Alexandria
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