James Jeffrey: “It's crucial because the United States policy is not to pay a ransom. It provides money to the worst inhumane elements…”

“It's crucial because the United States policy is not to pay a ransom. It provides money to the worst inhumane elements in the world, it enhances its status and it can lead and usually does to more kidnappings, some of which do not turn out as well as one did. So as a general practice, we don't do it.”