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Carnage over there again colonel hunt has the inside story coming up. talking points believes there are valid points on both sides of the growing controversy. there is no question that president obamas actions will make things more dangerous for americans abroad, especially in the middle east and africa. but what do you do when you can save an american soldier being held in captivity for five years? do you walk away? possibly consigning the soldier to his death? i believe the administration, whe...

Disappearance saying he walked away from his unit. while in captivity they never listed him as a prisoner of war. more facts are coming out about the disappearance from his platoon in afghanistan. they believe he deserted>> oo. >> i dont want him to be hailed as a hero and possibly face court-martial for de certification. >> he did not serve the united states with honor. he violated his oath and deserted us and put other americans in jeopardy. >> journal david hunt learned stunning details on ho...

Making sure that the transition that he is undergoing after five years of captivity is is successful. >> right now the polish president is addressing a question as to whether or not the assurances the president gives are enough. we will get back into that if theres new news to be made. lets bring in cnn politicalen list and editor and chief of the daily beast dr. john avlon and spider marks, military analyst and former commanding general of the u.s. army intelligence. we heard the president say ...

Protest. i guarantee you that they had made up their mind to do this in the same -- >> -- they or the president. >> the president. heed two stories about afghanistan. one guy that the taliban captivity back. im getting all of our troops out by 2016. they consciously put these two things together. its blown up in their face. >> thats a serious accusation. >> well, i think its true. there is no other conclusion. there is no intel to suggest these guys were now safe to release. i havent seen any ev...

Do that. hes had a very brutal five years but i dont want to see him revictimized if he answers these questions. >> dan, its interesting yesterday he hadnt even talked to his parents yet. once hes back stateside those visits will be brief at first. why is that important, that gradual re-entry into his life? >> well, theres three phases to reintegration and the first phase, phase one happened in afghanistan. obviously seen by a doctor to make sure his pouria nour mahammad mehrdad cal concerns wer...

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The president is getting grilled for his decision to swap mid to high-level taliban leaders for the release of this army sergeant. his fellow soldiers say these six men died while searching for bergdahl. president said the exchange for his release upheld, quote, a sacred rule to never leave a man behind in uniform. >> regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an american soldier back if hes held in captivity, period. we dont condition that. is...

That means theyve rehearsed this scenario including stand ins for the sergeant and his family at least ten times now. >> do we know what his daily life will look like once he gets to texas? >> the main things, medically they want to make sure hes okay. mentally they want to make sure hes okay. they will continue debrief and see if he has any intel on how he survived captivity. on top of that the reunion. theres no specific schedule. his life has been dictated for the last five years by somebody ...

Turn out to be, we still get an american soldier back if hes held in captivity, period. full stop. we dont condition that. and thats what every mom and dad who sees a son or daughter sent over into war theater should expect from not just their commander in chief but the united states of america. in terms of potential threats, the release of the taliban who were being held in guantanamo was conditioned on the qataris, keep an eye on them and creating structure in which we can monitor their activi...

Plus, bergdahls father saying that his son isnt able to speak english very well. what would have happened while he was in captivity? how quickly will he be able to, you know, speak his native tongue? well talk to a speak expert about that, next. ♪ [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ she can print amazing things, right from her computer. [ whirring ] [ train whistle blows ] she makes trains that are friends with trees. ♪ my mom works at ge. ♪ my mom ...