The Value of Clinton's Photo-Op With Kim Jong Il

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One has to wonder about the qualifications and experience of these two journalists. For American reporters to be nosing around on the border of North Korea without permission is foolhearty in the extreme.
Though it is good to see that they were ultimately freed and returned to the U.S., the nation looked bad having an ex-president posing for pictures with Kim Jong Il.
Bill Clinton definitely earned some compassion points for stomaching that ordeal.

Theodosius West 7:58AM August 17, 2009

Who are they? Whom did or do they represent? What were they doing there in the first place. Why was Al Gore involved in the "rescue"?

Fred Snyder of CA 5:30PM August 13, 2009

I find it appalling that these two ladies did not receive a real lecture from the US Governmnent for sneaking into that well, border protected brutal country. They can be happy that they are not dead, in as much as a border patrol could have shot them both, right?
Now they are paraded as heroes, in essence indirectly ecouraging others, even young ladies with young Children do the same very stupid and even un-American thing? Their borders is what basically our borders should be, so that America would not be flooded with illegal drugs coming from places where Americans die trying to destory poppy growing especially in Afganistan, plus more illegals just coming and going.

H. D. Schmidt of CA 9:54PM August 12, 2009

in the world seeing Clinton (and Obama) securing the release of these two women than there is detriment of Kim having a photo he can use to prop himself up inside his own country.
As for NK nuke programs, sooner or later you have to take them out. At a 55-year standoff, we have so far opted for "later".

Muser of NM 10:38AM August 12, 2009