Releasing Mr. Pollard would put vital U.S. interests at risk and send the message that we are not serious about punishing espionage.

The requested sale of Aegis-class destroyers becomes more likely.

The requested sale of Aegis (Burke)-class destroyers becomes more likely.

This is an intelligence loss any way you look at it.

Teams are more comfortable now taking on the risk of development of players than they were three or four years ago. More teams are realizing young players aren't a detriment. To me, there's no difference between a player at 19 and someone who's 21.

I think they are both at risk and it creates a [political] diversion at the very least.