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Negotiated with terrorists, and i dont think they got a very good deal. >> what are you talking about, we always negotiate with terrorists. saying we dont negotiate with terrorists is our opening negotiation bit. we are not negotiating with you, terrorists, and your response is? >> time now for the side show. that was, of course, jon stewart last night on the political drama surrounding the release of bowe bergdahl in exchange for those five taliban prisoners. well, theres legitimate debate at t...

Years, no matter what the circumstances he left. can you describe a little bit about just the -- the impact of being held? >> its -- its -- as the time goes by, you feel more and more isolated. youre going things they tell you to do. theres these videotapes he made in dap activity. people have criticized that. theres this question about the tape that comes out that apparently theres concern about his health. i made a video tape where i went under orders. >> they told you -- >> they made me weep....

Theres that and theres also the part that even i could predict and that is the homecoming of bowe bergdahl would not go well. and now we have word out of hailey, idaho, where we just had on the show yesterday people saying take a deep breath. we want answers. we will wait for them. of course there are a lot of questions. theyve canceled now the homecoming ceremony for him because angry calls and the lack of support they need on the town. its not just us nay-saying on the set. it is a deeper stor...

Tell him, apparently, it was too dangerous, he shouldnt be there, that he should return to his base but they have language difficulties. nobody understood each other. there is also report that he was on hall looucinogenic drugs. we cannot verify that. but what happened is the taliban in the area grabbed him and took him into captivity. this is part of the narrative and it is very difficult now to piece together what happened. >> barbara, what have you learned about bergdahls actions while being ...

>> i understand youve been speaking to some of your sources. what did they tell you about bergdahl and how he disappeared? and his time in captivity? >> there are all of these stories going around. washington post has a story out right now that i covered for "the blaze" that when he got picked up by the haqqanis that he was inebriated. thats backed up in the washington post with villagers they interviewed. the only intelligence reports that i know of about his health came in the first six months...

At the weekend. theyre describing his condition as stable. theyre not going into any detail about what exactly is wrong with him, but they are saying that part of his in-treatment is involving addressing dietary and nutritional needs as a result of being in captivity in afghanistan for nearly five years. but the sense you get is that this is not life-threatening, that hes not on his death bed. of course, there are going to be psychological issues. thats all part of his reintegration, as theyre c...

They are waiting for bowe bergdahl to return here to hailey, idaho, and to hear that story from him. >> thanks, george. any next guest, deputy assistant secretary of defense for afghanistan, pakistan, central asia. he dealt with deeply personal issues, having to notify bergdahls family on the fate of their son. he joins me tonight. david, lets start by -- when you look at this deal, what do you focus on? what, to you, jumps out? >> the first thing that jumps out to me is this a guy who spent a...

Since criticism has come so quickly? >> the risk of overstepping you see republic-- walking that finf trying to make the fair point, what are the national security implications for this trade, that is a fair important point to make as you analyze it but when, all of a sudden, republican congressman who previously were calling for this and krilizing the administration administration for leaving this man in captivity for five years and praising his release and deleting those tweets. >> the senator...

>> serve the united states with honor and distinction and we will have the opportunity eventually to learn what has transpired in the past years. >> they accused him of being a deserter and worse, a collaborator. honor and distinction coming under fire and even ridicule. now clarifying her remarks saying she was referring to the fact sh he was over there is a . soldier and has just endured five years of little captivity. not necessarily try to characterize the circumstances of the capture which ...

Sergeant bowe bergdahl likely has a very long road of recovery ahead of him after nearly five years in captivity. our brian todd has been taking a closer look at the various phases of what that recovery could look like. brian is joining us from the pentagon where he just attended a briefing. whats going on here, brian? >> reporter: wolf, i just finished speaking to pentagon officials. they have fully planned the reintegration for bowe bergdahl. this is going to be a careful process. as of now, h...