I have to agree with Arthur-Itis on this one. It was a stupendous technical achievement, and obviously I rejoiced at the safe deliverance of all the miners, but I doubt that the Taleban will lay down their arms,or that there will be a gobal lessening of the terrorist threat,or that Israel & Palestine will be instigating a series of "friendly" football matches.
          The rescue-site itself was a media frenzy,with people at one stage trampling down a tent as they surged uncontrollably forward as a miner was brought to the surface (reporters,cameramen,journalists ,not the poor relatives),and it seemed that not a hug,not a tear,not a kiss,not an embrace,not one single Presidential ( and didn't he go ON and ON !!) smile,went unrecorded ad nauseam. I had to turn the TV off eventually,it seemed so....well,false,almost.Difficult to explain,but rather sad.