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>> let me just make a very simple point here, and that is, regardless of the circumstance, whatever those circumstance may turn out to be, we still get an american soldier back if he fell into captivity. period. full stop. we dont condition that. >> reporter: in terms of the administration saying bergdahls life was in danger at the end, obviously his life was in danger for five years. the president -- what the president says is not being bought on capitol hill. bill: the constitution ago experts...

Congress was told, whether they should have been told more, and what kind of assurances are there having to do with these five detainees that were released. like how quickly can the u.s. monitor their movements. and it is interesting how politically nervous even some democrats are. lets take a listen to what hillary clinton said yesterday. she defended the decision, but also put some distance between herself and the decision. take a listen. >> you dont want to see these five prisoners go back to...

And the process was truncated because we wanted to make sure that we did not miss that window. with respect to the circumstances of sergeant bergdahls capture by the taliban, we obviously have not been interrogating sergeant bergdahl. he is recovering from five years of captivity with the taliban. he is having to undergo a whole battery of tests and he is going to have to undergo a significant transition back into life. he has not even met with his family yet, which indicates, i think, the degre...

Circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an american soldier back if hes held in ca captivity. period. full stop. we dont condition that. 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. the release of the taliban who were being held in guantanamo was conditioned on keeping eyes on them and creating a structure in which we can monitor their activities. well keep eyes on...

Kelly piece that you mentioned that one of our guys has been in captivity for five years no matter what turns out to be the case. five years in captivity for an american is a long time. shouldnt we celebrate the fact that he has been released. i think that is the biggest surprise to everybody despite reports on what he may or may not have done. >> there was some favor dispensed it was short-lived. from a counter terrorism perspective we have talked a lot about bowe bergdahl. we have not talked a...

To say about it. >> hes going to be safely reunited with his family. he served the united states with honor and distinction. >> its like deja vu, talk about politicizing this. >> shes not politicizing it. he has not been accused of anything. he has been there for five years, no formal charges, so look, let me tell you how the military works. if what they are saying is true, it would have already been done. i was in the service, thats what we do. your saying this, this is nonsense. >> larry, even...

Former taliban hostage, a pulitzer prize winning author. he will join us live to talk about what his captivity was like and how he finally managed to escape. thats in the next hour on "shepard smith reporting." see you then. were finding out more about the troubles that patients have receiving care at veterans affairs hospitals around the country. but what about the men and the women who work for the v.a.? doctors are now also coming forward with war stories of their own. and joining me now fr...

They want to go celebrate with the family. although if they were in charge by the way they talk, we could easily come to the conclusion that, no, they wouldnt have done this deal. either this is a good deal or its a bad deal. their hypocrisy on this issue is absolutely stunning. throughout the history of war, deals like this have been made shall as hagel explained. a soldiers life has been saved. remember, we support the troops. republicans cant stand it because it makes president obama look goo...

Those who want to achieve some kind of end such as the release of people that they are associated with, terrorists, criminals, or what have you. i believe weve set a terrible precedent but we did it in an even worse way. >> in what way? >> five very high-ranking taliban. the deputy defense minister. the deputy chief of intelligence. the interior minister. two other very high-ranking guys. these are all big-time players and we traded them for a guy who, in all likelihood, if he ever goes to trial...