Krauthammer contrasts hard power and soft power in comparing the efforts of Europeans and Columbia in freeing Ingrid Betancourt. Guess which one comes off better? And as always what is the result for us? "The blame of those ye better, The hate of those ye guard--" To help people oppressed by men with guns you need not diplomats or soft power but other men with guns. And the only nation that has them and is ever willing to use them to help others receives for its troubles only scorn.
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