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Bergdahl was having trouble speaking english after being held five years in captivity. today a spokesman says that hes conversing in english. whats happening to him right now in. >> well, i think clearly we dont know what those five years were like. he was really the subject of coercion, he was very isolated. so this is an individual who is in a very fragile state, very regressed. regressed would suggest assuming a more immature, reverting to a more immature, psychological state. i dont think to...

>> there is no intelligence that indicated that from a medical standpoint his life was in danger. it appeared that he was drugged. and he was barely responsing -- responsive in the video itself. it was not a very long video. you cant conclude a whole lot from it. >> that did not sell me at all. proof of life. five month as go, december. at that time he was impaired. that was not the person that was released here. he was not in that type of dire situation. >> andrew, your thoughts there on two se...

You dont walk in the arms of the taliban and expect to survive. >> why is it that were seeing senators, both republican and democrat, on both sides of this issue, it feels like what i just said, they might have been watching different tapes, some suggesting i can completely see why the president felt stressed and pressured they had to get this man home and others who said, he looked drugged but it wasnt convincing to me. >> reporter: theres some politics involved, and you can imagine this is was...

For your service. for three days. and then senator thad cochran deletes that sentiment. america apparently no longer grateful for your service. conservative democratic congressman steven lynch from massachusetts, democrat, same deal. "great to hear that bowe bergdahl has been released from captivity. warmest regards to his family, with gratitude for his and their service and sacrifice." but then, as of this morning, deleted. no more warm regards for you. warm regards hereby rescinded. congressma...

Redneck statue? >> i dont know about you, but that guy in the middle there, he really looked like a taliban member, didnt he? quite the double standard from the kids on the curvy couch. ill tell you why republicans are attacking bob bergdahl. they dont care if his kid was in captivity. he stood next to the president of the united states at a time when the president of the united states, barack obama, did something great for a family. its an easy target to go av muslim sympathizer with a beard st...

This classified briefing, do you feel like the people who are now so angry about sergeant bergdahl being home, about this deal to get him home, do they seem at all -- i dont want to say appeased, but do they seem calmed by what they learned from the white house tonight? >> no, i dont think so. i think that we are locked into an electoral environment, and of course, whats so frustrating to republicans is that president obamas foreign policy has been a strength for a large part of his presidency. ...

They made in captivity. some people criticized that. i made the same kind of videotapes. there is a question about this tape that comes out that apparent apparently, a concern about his health. i made a video stay which was never made public where i went under orders from my commander. they made me weep. i was play-acting, but i was very concerned they were going to kill the afghans who had been abducted with me. my family said you looked so broken, so lost, i said are you kidding me. i was sort...

Do you feel theres an undercurrent of -- i dont know if its anti-muslim sentiment or how do you see the reaction to what has gone on? >> its strange because this scene reminded me of my captivity and its odd to see everyone dissecting why is he blinking. i think thats unfair to bowe bergdahl. he has to answer the questions about why he left his base but people have dissected his fathers beard. he grew that in solidarity with his son. theres reports that they are muslim. thats false. they are chr...

For democracy and maybe we shouldnt be there forever to prop things up. >> they already have these -- they have a book of etiquette. >> it is like a japanese tea ceremony. >> the next time we will bring a hostess gift. >> maybe on the anniversary. >> a gravy boat or something. >> they are coming from gerard. what do we do? >> i want to end with this. do we have too im? this is marie harp. she was a spokesperson of the state department. she doesnt do a good job. >> it happened five years ago. she...

Released. >> the release of the five detainees reignited opposition to president obamas goal of closing guantanamo. there are other americans still being held by the taliban. worried family members are hoping for a deal to bring them home. heres abcs brian ross. >> reporter: their plight had received little attention until two videos were made public by the family of the missing woman. caitlin coleman seen next to her canadian husband joshua boyle. >> im a prisoner of the taliban. my husband i...