John Bolton said "I'm afraid it proves the opposite. I think Ahmadinejad emerges as a win/win for him here. He had a victory by taking the hostages and now he has another victory by what is effectively a unilateral decision to give them back to the British as an Easter present." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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I'm afraid it proves the opposite. I think Ahmadinejad emerges as a win/win for him here. He had a victory by taking the hostages and now he has another victory by what is effectively a unilateral decision to give them back to the British as an Easter present.

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John Bolton

Republican · District of Columbia

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Editor's note · Context

John Bolton discusses the implications of Iran's handling of the hostage crisis and suggests it demonstrates a successful strategy for Ahmadinejad.

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