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persons held abroad." "U.S. forces stand ready to execute this mission when called upon in our efforts to ensure every American held in captivity overseas is brought home safely," Ms. Wormuth wrote. The disclosure of the administration review came in response to letters from Rep. Duncan Hunter (R., Calif.), who has been critical of the Obama administration for not doing enough to secure the release of American hostages held overseas. Following the death of Mr. Foley, a journalist whose killing by Islamic State extremists was captured on a video released in August, Mr.