Iran to Release Hostages; Victory for Diplomacy
| Wed Apr. 4, 2007 7:14 AM PDT
Hey, so it turns out if you don't drop bombs first and ask questions later, you can actually get something productive done. And, as a bonus, no one gets killed!
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has given "amnesty and pardon" to the fifteen British soldiers detained by an Iranian border patrol. They are set to be returned to Britain shortly.
Looks like "Britain's quiet diplomacy" did work. Who knows what backroom deal was made to secure the release of these fifteen young people -- the point is they are all safe and an international incident was averted. Are you taking notes, George?
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Well, I honestly didn't think Ahmedinejad would be stupid enough to try them for spying. He just wanted to milk the situation as long as possible and make a point. I'm happy things did not escalate but remember he is also developing a nuclear program. Mr. Stein is a little too quick to praise the Iranian leadership and fault Bush here. I suppose the liberal approach here would be to ignore the problem of a nuclear Iran and hope nothing happens- what a solid foreign policy! Although I condemn pre-emptive strikes, the other options don't seem as feasible. We can talk this to death with Iran but they are going to have nukes within the next couple years, according to a recent ABC story. Waiting for Iran to have nukes and then trying to do something about it would be disasterous. Sanctions are not doing enough to deter the Iranian nuclear program so what will?
A liberal approach to said situation would be to encourage communication between the two nations, maybe resolve some differences, not go in swinging, hunting down weapons that may or may not be there. In these troubled times, people seem to forget that nuclear capability does not mean nuclear irresponsibility. Like the Soviet Union, Iran at one time was an ally to the United States, and like the Soviet Union, is now being shunned for its endeavors to participate in a global economy through the use of nuclear fusion.
I wonder if any of us are still waiting for that Red Bomb...
The United States created a monster when it unleashed Little Boy on Hiroshima, and has since paid the price of competition with other nations in this nuclear arms race. Diplomacy might not have ended World War II but it might have prevented Japan from even becoming an enemy in the first place.
"Looks like "Britain's quiet diplomacy" did work. Who knows what backroom deal was made to secure the release of these fifteen young people --"
Are you kidding?
Is no one surprised that a couple of iranians were released by their yet undetermined captors in Iraq?
Sheesh... If we were going to play this game, then why not give up some of the iraqi insurgents when they were beheading American citizens?
What a waste...
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