Congressman’s Secret Syria Trip Raises Questions on Accountability and American Interests

In a move that flew under the radar of most mainstream media, U.S. Congressman Abraham Hamadeh took a fleeting six-hour trip to Damascus to meet with Syria’s interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa. The purpose: securing the return of Kayla Mueller's body, an American aid worker kidnapped and killed by ISIS over a decade ago. While this gesture toward closure is understandable on a humanitarian level, it raises serious questions about how long Washington has left families waiting due to ineffective policies and opaque diplomacy. How Long Will America Ignore the Cost of Its Failed Foreign Policy? Kayla Mueller’s tragic death in...