But I don't trust that source enough to add to OP.

probably while you were typing it. Things are moving fast. I haven't heard anything about their condition or experience.

I have heard that the revolutionary guard often does its own thing from the rest of the government, so I was concerned they might be held despite the assurances of release.

one side wanted to release and the other wanted an apology first.

they didn't render them to some black site and torture them, or waterboard them, or just kill them with a drone...

oh wait, that's us.

I'm glad time was taken for a diplomatic, bloodless resolution.

yahoos to lay down their gunz and get out.

her campaign manager is a lobbyist for arms manufacturers and Saudi Arabia... both would love the US to blow up Iran.

sanity prevailed

On September 6, 2006, a Senate bill--a simple amendment to ban the use of cluster bombs in civilian areas--presented Senator Clinton with a timely opportunity to protect the lives of children throughout the world.

The cluster bomb is one of the most hated and heinous weapons in modern war, and its primary victims are children.

Senator Obama voted for the amendment to ban cluster bombs. Senator Clinton, however, voted with the Republicans to kill the humanitarian bill, an amendment in accord with the Geneva Conventions, which already prohibit the use of indiscriminate weapons in populated areas.

All senators are expected to inform themselves on the issues before they cast a vote. The evidence is overwhelming. It is hard to believe that Senator Clinton was unaware of the humanitarian crisis when she voted to continue the use of cluster bombs in cities and populated areas. A U.N. weapons commission called cluster bombs "weapons of indiscriminate effect." For years the international press reported the horrific consequences of cluster bombs on civilians. On April 10, 2003, for example, Asia Times described the carnage in Baghdad hospitals: "The absolute majority of patients are women and children, victims of shrapnel, and most of all, fragments of cluster bombs." Reporting from a hospital in Hillah, The Mirror, a British newspaper, became graphic: "Shrapnel peppered their bodies. Blackened the skin. Smashed heads. Tore limbs. A doctor reports that 'all the injuries you see were caused by cluster bombs. The majority of the victims were children who died because they were outside.'"

I swear it's like being on free republic some days around here.

I can't wait for primary season to be over.

But of course you full well realize that those of us in Bernie's camp are adamantly opposed to things like Hillary's weapon of choice, cluster bombs and a policy of MIC profiteering endless war.

...thank you, President Obama!

but what does it say about America that we're happy our President hasn't started another war...

I actually saw criticism of him NOT grandstanding this on Fox News's review. They love whining about what he doesn't say.

Kerry and Zarif had worked out how to do it, but Obama doing anything at that point old have been a mess.

You know, something like, "All efforts are being made to get our people back" or something vague and general like that.

Of course, the RW would have called it a "promise" and if it didn't happen in a timely manner would have been hammering the air waves with it. The Pres is damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

It is definitely a good thing that our folks are coming home, and that it didn't escalate into another huge deal endangering other, very important arrangements.

Iran would not be our enemy.
Simple as that.
The Iranian people are a lot like Americans, they want the same things we do. A stable life, Education, freedom to worship as they each wants and on and on.

Get out of these people's lives is what I say to the American's who want to make life difficult for brown people. Leave'm the fuck alone

Thank you!

that the young are more as you say - it's the hardliners that have a boatload of power over there. Let's not pretend otherwise or that this stunt was anything more than Iran swinging their dick around.

its the hardliners who have the power around here.

Leave 'm the fuck alone is what I advocate. Get out of their lives.

Their personal relationship is the first direct American/Iranian link since the Carter days. A relationship that allowed the P5 + 1 and Iran to work through many difficult moments.

It is fitting that JK saved two modern day swift boats.

BEST SECRETARY OF STATE IN MY 65 year life

The personal touch: Zarif, Kerry and 10 US sailors

Cool-headed diplomacy, personal contacts, ad homiem relations prevent potentially dangerous incidents
Cool-headed diplomacy

Trigger-happy politicians - both in the US and in Iran - could very easily escalate such incidents to dangerous levels especially when the regional powers have become incessantly divisive against their own best interests.

Cool-headed diplomacy, personal contacts, ad hominem relations - today evident between Kerry and Zarif - are the key factors preventing potentially dangerous incidents.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/01/personal-touch-zarif-kerry-10-sailors-160113073931498.html

Kerry = Best SOS in my life.

If 10 Iranian sailors had accidently strayed onto Ocracoke Island, or some other U.S. island, would we have released them as quickly? Would we have demanded an explanation and apology from Iran?

Bahrain and and Kuwait are on the west side of the gulf. Iran is on the east side. It would be extremely stupid for these guys to get close to the border. Either way I'm happy it was resolved. I didn't want Clinton to do an arms for hostages deal to get elected.

How would Hillary, who holds no position in the government right now - trade arms for hostages? Besides, I doubt very much she would do the same thing as Reagan did even if she were still SOS.