Jimmy Carter: “That's encouraging to me, because there were three or four that we had not had confirmed as being well since last April.”

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.

I don't agree with that at all.

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

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.