Jimmy Carter: “We're ready to build, not tear down.”

The aircraft carrying the 52 American hostages had cleared Iranian airspace on the first -- first leg of a journey home. And at every one of the 52 hostages was alive, was well and free.

I watched him on television. I thought what he said was absolutely ridiculous. There's no rational or logic to what he had to say.

We look on human rights as an ability to live in peace. And to believe that your future will be better than your past might be.

This is a very wise and very courageous thing for President Obama to do. And in my opinion, is long overdue.