Arianna Huffington called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the most “reasonable guy in the room,” this week because of his kind treatment of the British soldiers during their 13 day stay in Iran. “President of Iran was preaching forgiveness and making the diplomatic gesture of releasing the 15 British sailors,” writes Huffington.

Now, let’s get this straight. Iran used the sailors as a tool in negotiations with the British. At the end of the day, both sides used diplomacy and averted a potential conflict. However, when the hostages were to be released, Ahmadinejad didn’t hesitate to stage fifty cameras around himself to capture every moment of him shaking hands with his captors. The smiley leader of Iran acted like the greatest host, sending the sailors off with a big warm smile. Doesn’t Ms. Huffington see this shameless act of publicity for what it is?

I am not opposed to giving props to Iran, or whomever, for their diplomatic efforts. Something tells me our warmongers in Washington would have used very different tactics to free our guys if they were captured in Iran. In fact I think it is Tony Blair who deserves a big round of applause for his firm resolve, yet unfailing politeness. At the end of the day, Mr. Blair is the one who earned the title of “the most reasonable guy in the room”. Huffington’s post begs the question—regardless of one’s political beliefs and convictions, shouldn’t common sense prevail above all?