>>>What do you think Mr. Clinton gave/offered to Kim Jon Il, on behalf of Obama, to secure the release of the two reporters?
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>>A promise not to invade N Korea ???? :o)
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>Kim Jong Ill was so funny threatening to bomb Hawaii. North Korea would have been a vapor spot.

Seriously, the U.S. will not overly threaten N Korea due to its proximity with China. That includes any military action at all. In this situation, I think Obama will follow the previous administration's tactics and insist on multi-nation participation and talks only to try to resolve it. I think they kept the issue of the journalists a separate item on the table.