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Why won't the U.S. pay ransom for hostages?

"On the one hand, if you don't pay a ransom, you are putting an innocent life at risk. On the other hand, if you do, you're fueling the very activity that's put them at risk in the first place," says Lisa Monaco, the president's assistant on counterterrorism, in an interview with 60 Minutes
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