Sandy Ingram
Imagine this, you're a Princeton graduate student on a research trip in Iraq, then suddenly you're kidnapped. That's exactly what happened to Elizabeth Tsurkov who was taken last year while working in Baghdad.
She's been held by a Shiite militia group ever since...Word on the street is Elizabeth could be freed soon...
The US currently has Iraq on its highest travel warning level 4, do not travel...If she's released safely, it signals to the world and especially the US that Iraq is making an effort to resolve dangerous situations.
It's not a guarantee but...lifting the travel ban would open doors for tourism, investment and academic exchange...
While freeing 1 person won't automatically erase years of warnings...
sometimes small steps are all it takes to start big change. Here's hoping Elizabeth comes home soon and Iraq move closer to opening its doors once again.
