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" want to bring you a bit of views on this to these two American journalists were released from North Korea now this coming from the White House that's. Robert -- he just said that President Obama spoke with former president. Bill Clinton on the phone for a few minutes after the president. And Laura -- in the -- Atlanta this morning in California. And then mr. Obama were told thanks Bill Clinton for doing a quote. Great job that according to the White House spokesman. Just after the group to planes President Obama at the White House spoke -- the media he made no mention. Of the overall tense relationship between Washington North Korea tickled me it."

" Thank President Bill Clinton -- a chance to talk to him for. The extraordinary humanitarian effort that. Resulted in the release which are journalists I want to thank. Vice president Al Gore who worked tirelessly. In order to. Achieve. A positive outcome."

" We should point out to these two women worked for -- television channel run by Al Gore John -- is with us he's the director of the Korea working group at the United States Institute of Peace John good morning to you I've read a -- this morning that people say this is North Korea looking for a new start a fresh start. Really what's going on here -- think."

" I think from the North Korean perspective. Rather than a start it's a continuation. The north Koreans who wanted to visit by someone like President Clinton for a long time now. And certainly towards the end of the second illustration there were prospects of his visit there. After his secretary of state Madeleine Albright visited and also president Clinton hosted at some don't know who is the senior military official North Korea in the White House. You what comes out of this does this push North Korea back to the table for negotiations -- The bar -- already been set and if you look at the approach of the Obama administration and the friends and allies in the region. It's all about the six party talks North Korea's stated that in their eyes -- talks are dead. But clearly the bar being set multilateral approach that is -- that will be continued going forward."

" Let's take a listen to what Bill Richardson governor of New Mexico he is somebody who have previously had gotten American's release from North Korea but he had to say on fox in front this morning take a listen and if you can react on the other side."

" This whole incident gave -- not Koreans an opportunity to use it as a bargaining chip -- and that's what's happened before. The very north Koreans are very good -- getting bargaining chips like this to attract a high level on what -- we get them back. Tensions are less and possibly talks resumed and so everybody wins and a small way."

" agree with that not everybody does this morning everybody wins here."

" In this particular incident of the two journalists being returned back home. If you look at the press conference in the US its focus on humanitarian aspect in and from the humanitarian angle certainly it is a way. But with respect to denuclearization there's a great deal of work to be done now and now the focus back is how do we get. The north Koreans back on track to agreements that they've already signed and a path that was in place still a very difficult problem -- faced on park is that the US Institute of Peace. John thanks we'll be right back. --"