The world is all a twitter (the feeling, not the website) because Iran has released those two remaining American hikers, but not before they paid for the privileged of coming home and I have purposefully waited a week or so before commenting on the situation….well that time has passed and now I want to comment…..
They have returned to the US and have made their statement in a press conference…..watch and watch it again….there are few questions I want to pose…..http://bit.ly/rbsd6b First there is some background and then move on to the press conference one……
Before I ask myself questions I want to comment on the situation from the start……what we had were three Americans working in Iraq, for a contractor or whoever, that decide to go for a leisurely strolling, in a country at war, along an unmarked border with Iran where they accidentally crossed the border and were captured by the Iranians and imprisoned, about 3 years ago…..
Now if that story is the truth…I feel about them the way I feel about mountain climbers that go unprepared and get snowbound and need rescuing….they are STUPID! You mean they went for a walk along a hostile border without knowing where they were at all times….if so let they rot…the gene pool does not need them!
Before I get the usual amount of hate mail…..I am NOT defending Iran….I do NOT think Iran is a good guy….so save the hate for someone else. Yes, I am glad they are home….but stupid is as stupid does….period!
Now my questions. Who wrote their statements at the press conference? those were not statements that people make that are happy to be free. They said they were beaten……where? I have been beaten and you do not look like you came from a gym afterwards. Why would they make overtly political statements at their welcome party?
My conclusions…..the CIA or State Department wrote their comments. At least one of them more than likely worked for one of our cracker jack intel services. Watch the video again and you tell me.
It is good they are home and we may NEVER know the real story of this saga.
Now I don’t feel so alone. I always thought they were inept spies.
Spinny…it is that great minds thing, huh? I never bought the poor innocent hiker deal…….NO person is that stupid in the middle of a war zone.
No kidding. It just didn’t make sense to me. With such a tricky border, why would you risk it – no matter how pretty northern Kurdistan is?
And the fact that she taught English in Syria. And how Shane was in Yemen? I’m all for adventurous, but those are some *ahem* interesting places to live and visit nowadays.
So true……and that was the best they could do for some time together? Go for a stroll along an unmarked border with a hostile country……smells like crap to me!
Good questions. And as far as defending Iran, what do you think would happen if two Iranians were caught wandering over the US border from Canada somewhere in Montana and said they were lost hikers. I doubt if they’d be given a map and a cup of coffee.
Morning Thomas……I am sure that after 9/11 you are correct….and when they returned home they would have had a press conference just like the one we witnessed…..my poiont is that our hikers made a political statement….did not sound like two guys happy to be free…..
Lobotero,
Yes, yes, yes. They were stupid. But I also say, as you said, that that is no excuse for the actions of Iran.
Terrance….as Thomas pointed out……would we have acted any differently?
.The White House provides timely and accurate information about the Presidents latest events and public statements.
Okay, but what has that to do with the hikers, unless you are saying the WH issued the stmt and not the hikers…….