Jimmy Carter: “I hope that you will go home and try to evolve a similar meeting.”

I think that sends a clear signal to Maliki that we won't be there indefinitely and my hope is that they'll be a commitment by the world community including the controversial nations of Syria and Iran.

All of us owe them our gratitude and respect.

But among those who believe the case should be re-opened are politicians who don't always agree with each other, ranging from former president, Jimmy Carter to conservative former Georgia congressman, Bob Barr.

That our country for the first time in my lifetime has abandoned basic principles of human rights.