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Many here have been waiting for. bowe bergdahl is free from taliban captivity. on and off for two years, u.s. army sergeant bowe bergdahl worked here in his hometown of haley, idaho. tributes to the soldier are all around. >> theres drawings. theres a little bit of everything. heres a tree with the yellow ribbon. theres poems in here. its just a really lovely -- as well as the boards are a really lovely now keepsake that will be for bowe. >> sue was bergdahls boss here and shes always seen herse...

But we need to have these policy discussions. >> they say they were working through the middle men, but would you leave bergdahl there if thats the only choice? a sergeant in captivity at the price of dealing through a third party to bring him home? >> the price is not just dealing with a third party. weve actually got decent relationships there with the a government and what not. these are not kiwanis characters gone awry. its why we had them in guantanamo bay. im worried theyll be able to dire...

Senator lipped say graham called for investigation calling them the taliban dream team it. this is surrounding the controversy of the release of sergeant bergdahl. he was held by the taliban five years in captivity. and in a return the u.s. flowed these five guys. they were held in guantanamo bay and the pentagon gave us an update to bergdahls condition. >> sergeant bergdahl is in stable condition and receiving treatment for conditions that require hospitalization. part of that treatment process...

Prisoner exchanges. so in that sense this is very much in line with what happens when hostilities end, he is specially since the health of sergeant bergdahl was at issue. this will come up on capitol hill. people saying he shouldnt have been released will have to answer as to how they might have reacted should he died in taliban captivity. >> were awaiting word as to just what his health was like during the final days the decision was made. >> thats right. >> josh, you argued in one piece that t...

Do you think this is a bad deal? do you feel that this is good that an american family is going to get their son back? these men right here on the screen have been held in captivity. were not prosecuting them. were not doing habeus corpus. were afraid to bring them to the united states and go through the judicial process. we really dont know what to do with these guys. so why not give five of them away and get an american back? oh, no, the republicans cant look at it that way. the former detaine...

We joke about raising our kids on a long leash here. that creates a self-reliance that will come in to play as well for bowe. im not concerned. i think it will take time. but we going so far as to plant trees for every year that he is in captivity. there is a sign for palm 12:5. when bowe left to be deployed, he gave a bible to his father that was bookmarked to this scripture. it says i will shepherd you to safety and that has been the theme. >> here we are five years later and you talk about al...

U.s. hands and is getting the health care that he needs and has begun the process of reintegrating that will take some time, no doubt, given the duration of his captivity. but it is a welcome development, to be sure, when our single prisoner in the afghanistan conflict has been successfully recovered. >> what was the -- was there any bushback? was there acknowledgement on the part of these members of congress when you guys mentioned these particular five detainees? was there -- did members of co...

Be a prisoner. we are gratituded by bo bergdahl is in u.s. hands and getting the health care that he needs and has begun the process of reintegrating and that will take time begin the time of the duration of captivity. it is a welcome development to be sure when our single prisoner in the afghanistan conflict is successfully recovered. >> was it there any push back or acknowledgment on the members of congress what you mentioned five particular detainees? did members of congress agree with the sw...

I dont think any implications rescuing him had to do with getting into the taliban to begin with. he is an american in captivity and he is a pow and we would try to get him out of there. >> in terms of the va story, howard, is there any updates? >> it has been in the works for a time and forcing general shinseki out i can the white house got the bad press from the va medical problems. but i do wonder whether or not bowe bergdahls health was a factor. i am glad he is home but i am troubled by the...

Captivity? >> i may be wrong, im pretty sure im going to remember to speak english. >> what does the suspicion mean? hes got a beard, therefore hes pro islam -- >> maybe im nuts, bob. its not adding up. >> its a rush to judgment or at least an illusion -- you are alluding to something that is absolutely unprovable. >> if you didnt see your son for five years and you thought he was in a foreign country would you learn a different language to you can communicate with him? >> he was arguing its a f...