WSJ: "North Korea Asked for Bill Clinton." Why didn't they ask for former president George W. Bush?

[Amerigo Vespucci]

He coulda done that negotiatin' and diplomatic wranglin' jess as good as that Bubba guy. Prolly, better, I bet. Yeah. Better, 'cause he wunt a stood for no crap from them KO-ree-ins.

Damn Democrat Party!

:rofl:

WASHINGTON -- The road to freedom for two American journalists held captive by North Korea came into view last month when Pyongyang made a special request of the Obama administration: Send Bill Clinton.

Euna Lee and Laura Ling, held by Pyongyang since March, told their parents by telephone last month that the former president was the best person to broker their release.

The message, said a person briefed on the matter, was passed on to the administration, which assumed it represented the will of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il.

"Pyongyang clearly injected their position through the girls," said a person who has talked to the women's families about the phone call.

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