Comments on: Why Europeans Doubt Colombia’s Hostage Rescue http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:05:46 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: silus http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-109950 silus Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:38:04 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/#comment-109950 The U.S. DOES negotiate with terrorists. Why dont we all stop being naive. Remember in Iraq when terrorists captured hostages and demanded women to be released. Well, they WERE released. The U.S. got around the policy of not negotiating by claiming they were already scheduled to be released. This is just one obvious example. The U.S. DOES negotiate with terrorists. Why dont we all stop being naive. Remember in Iraq when terrorists captured hostages and demanded women to be released. Well, they WERE released. The U.S. got around the policy of not negotiating by claiming they were already scheduled to be released. This is just one obvious example.

]]> By: Obama’s Berlin Speech Reveals Europeans Gutless On Terror « Start Thinking Right http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-82673 Obama’s Berlin Speech Reveals Europeans Gutless On Terror « Start Thinking Right Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:15:12 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/#comment-82673 [...] came across an interesting article titled, “Why Europeans Doubt Colombia’s Hostage Rescue,” that sheds some light on European’s [...] [...] came across an interesting article titled, “Why Europeans Doubt Colombia’s Hostage Rescue,” that sheds some light on European’s [...]

]]> By: cubanbob http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-76466 cubanbob Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:03:39 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/#comment-76466 Colombia should send agents to Europe to track down and kill FARC members and those who aid and abet them. Colombia should send agents to Europe to track down and kill FARC members and those who aid and abet them.

]]> By: J.G. http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-76213 J.G. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:20:37 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/#comment-76213 Dave II: Are your ancestors Europeans? If they are, I wonder what they think of you today. Pathetic is a good word. Dave II: Are your ancestors Europeans? If they are, I wonder what they think of you today. Pathetic is a good word.

]]> By: Tom W. http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-75824 Tom W. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:38:54 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/#comment-75824 NATO troops--Europeans among them--are massing on the Afghan-Pakistani border: http://tinyurl.com/6nxuh6 If they go into Waziristan, they'll take heavy casualties. Good hunting, men and women, and Godspeed. NATO troops–Europeans among them–are massing on the Afghan-Pakistani border:

http://tinyurl.com/6nxuh6

If they go into Waziristan, they’ll take heavy casualties.

Good hunting, men and women, and Godspeed.

]]> By: Peter http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-75196 Peter Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:26:24 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/#comment-75196 You could have gone back to the Barbary Pirates ca 1801 to 1830 when Europe paid bribes and the US did and then stopped paying (Thomas Jefferson)and fought. There is quite a history of European payoffs. The US and European positions seem unchanged over a long time period. Maybe this is another aspect of American exceptionalism. You could have gone back to the Barbary Pirates ca 1801 to 1830 when Europe paid bribes and the US did and then stopped paying (Thomas Jefferson)and fought. There is quite a history of European payoffs. The US and European positions seem unchanged over a long time period. Maybe this is another aspect of American exceptionalism.

]]> By: always right http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-74859 always right Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:32:50 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/#comment-74859 Re: Irish Alex @Jul 13, 2008 - 7:17 am <i>I look at Europe and all I see is its absolute failure to resolve anything...</i> IF ONLY the europeans are limited to their own indecisions. They have been ACTIVELY preventing others from doing the right thing. Which gets me riled up every single time. Re: Irish Alex @Jul 13, 2008 – 7:17 am
I look at Europe and all I see is its absolute failure to resolve anything…

IF ONLY the europeans are limited to their own indecisions.

They have been ACTIVELY preventing others from doing the right thing. Which gets me riled up every single time.

]]> By: Armando http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-74646 Armando Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:31:56 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/#comment-74646 I think the big issue is not the act of negotiation per se, but the fact that negotiations are based on leverage and power on each side. In a hostage/kidnap situation, the kidnapper has all the leverage while the authorities or family of the victim has relatively little or none. Therefore, just like geopolitical negotiations, if you have less or no leverage than your enemy, you will lose the negotiation and thus should not negotiate at all. I think the big issue is not the act of negotiation per se, but the fact that negotiations are based on leverage and power on each side. In a hostage/kidnap situation, the kidnapper has all the leverage while the authorities or family of the victim has relatively little or none. Therefore, just like geopolitical negotiations, if you have less or no leverage than your enemy, you will lose the negotiation and thus should not negotiate at all.

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-74612 Michael Lonie Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:58:49 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/#comment-74612 Reagan did negotiate with terrorist kidnappers: that was what the Iran half of Iran-Contra was about. Such actions were not very effective. Not everything Reagan did was wise or successful, just most of it, and especially those policies that the liberals did not approve of. Reagan did negotiate with terrorist kidnappers: that was what the Iran half of Iran-Contra was about. Such actions were not very effective. Not everything Reagan did was wise or successful, just most of it, and especially those policies that the liberals did not approve of.

]]> By: regmaxi http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-74412 regmaxi Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:40:02 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/europeans-doubt-colombia%e2%80%99s-hostage-rescue/#comment-74412 Hey , Reagan did it .. OOOOPS!!! Hey , Reagan did it .. OOOOPS!!!

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