Bill Clinton the Hero
If you still don't know what this man did, get out from under the rock and just Google. He rescued two journalists from 12 years of hard labour. People on Twitter were all up in joy yesterday when news broke out.
And as of this moment, Republicans are criticizing him. Wow. Like they have the right to speak. I guess they should be threatened by the Democrat's surge in publicity. Well, after Bush for 8 years, the resulting global recession, and two unfinished wars, Republicans have very little credibility and left a huge mess for Obama to clean up.
I do regress that in the aftermath of such a happy ending comes the scrutiny and speculation of what happened "behind the scenes" ... that this might be too good to be true. It is not enough that they are free and home with their families it seems.
Regardless, not a single shot was fired and relations have improved. Surely, the US cannot afford another war and we don't want our [Canada's] biggest trade partner imploding under the pressure of three wars. Freedom won through diplomacy and not through bloodshed. This is the antithesis to Bush and Cheney's approach to foreign policy.
The picture they wanted...
Freed journalists reunited with their families. Such an emotional moment for all around.
(Photo: Jae C. Hong/Associated Press)
As an aside:
I'm Canadian but the truth hurts: Harper and Ignatieff bicker on Parliament Hill as Canada falls into insignificance on the world stage. We failed on our own formulated plan of climate change and now all I see is power struggle this, mudslinging that. This says it all when two Canadians say the following:
"Why is it when US journalists are held, CBC provides endless coverge [sic]. And when Canadians or Canadian journalists are held captive CBC reports nothing?"
Because nothing happens.-CBC News, comments on "Freed U.S. journalists reunite with families"
Our national pride is falling by the wayside.
And to those criticizing the reporters for getting themselves into trouble in the first place, the real issue is that the punishment did not fit their crime. Surely, they needed to be saved from that at least? Of course, conspiracy theorists are quick to believe that they really were CIA operatives. I roll my eyes.