There are those who reject negotiation out of hand.
You can't negotiate with madmen, they say. Negotiation is for weaklings, it's a sellout, and tyrants understand only one thing, they say.
Well, we now have examples of all three of the "Axis of Evil". North Korea earlier, and both Iran and Syria here.
"A senior British government official said the mix of international support and diplomatic ties — however rocky — succeeded.
"Countries ranging from Syria to Colombia pressed Iran for the release of the crew, whose capture began at the start of Iranian new year celebrations."
Sure beats going to war over it.
Arf