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To: i-node who wrote (502599)	8/7/2009 7:25:41 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577980

Inode, > Might other countries be further motivated to grab US citizens? Of course. I for one would stay a few miles further away from the North Korean border. Just last week, North Korea seized a South Korean fishing boat, claiming it wandered too far into North Korean waters. news.bbc.co.uk Then there's the captivity of a South Korean worker who was working on a joint construction project. Not to mention the kidnapping of various Korean and Japanese citizens throughout the past several decades. Yet the clueless media thinks the release of Laura and Euna is a positive sign for relations between North Korea and the rest of the world. Really? Tenchusatsu

To: i-node who wrote (502599)	8/9/2009 11:28:03 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577980

Clinton had to show up over there, have the big group photo on Kim's astroturf, shake hands and carry on with him -- essentially "bowing down" to the Dear Leader. Overall, it seems fairly harmless, but that is discounting Bolton's view, and he probably understands these nuances better than anyone in the US. Might other countries be further motivated to grab US citizens? Of course. A tougher, stronger president than Obama might have stayed out of it. One gets the sense that Bill Clinton would have preferred to be out of it. Its striking how your view is so diametrically different from mine and others. I can't tell whether you're pissed that Clinton/Obama pulled this off, or that you really believe the spin you are putting out. What I do know is that Obama/Clinton pulled this off with a minimum of effort and loss, and are to be commended. And what I hope in the future, Americans will stop being so damn stupid when they are not in their own country.