American Released

From Yahoo News:
"Oman in rare spotlight after bail deal with Iran"

I think it is interesting that no former US President (Carter or Clinton) went to Iran to get these people released like they did several times to North Korea. I think that it is damaging to America's interests to make deals with places like North Korea or Iran. As someone who likes to travel and has lived overseas I was constantly told that when I am in a foreign country I must abide by the local laws and if I am arrested (knock on wood that doesn't ever happen) then I can only expect to contact the US embassy to notify my family and nothing else. Here the opposite is happening - US officials are getting involved. I don't understand why these three Americans were hiking around the Iraq-Iran border in the first place since Iraq is still a war-zone. People need to educate themselves about the region they are travelling to and know the risks. If you travel to a war-zone and get in trouble then it is your own fault.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/iran_us_hikers