War and Peace: an unusual ad
The point he's trying to make is clear, but it still seems jarring without the back story: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson uses a photo of himself meeting the late Saddam Hussein as the kind of man who knows reconciliation and prefers it to war. What is not explicitly stated is that as a Congressman he negotiated the release of Americans held captive in Iraq. First here the latest ad, and below it, the testimonial by one of the hostages.