Our elected officials have failed us.

All I can say is.. it's about time!

At this point, I'd say he's proven himself to be a credible source. Confirming something that was already believed to be true doesn't change that, or make it any less true.

If another country treated an American citizen like this, it would be regarded as a hostage crisis.

I can't believe how many people fall for this sort of thing. The parent is quite obviously a troll - he switches from being a hiring manager at some point in the past ('used to be a hiring manager ..') to currently working for a company that discriminates against ex-military applicants ('we actively discriminate ..').

Additionally, just reading the first paragraph, it's quite obvious the poster re-worded things quite a bit -- too many extra words.

All that, plus he's posting a very controversial opinion as an AC .. yep- troll. Nice try, though.