from anyone else. >> colonel, i don't want to put you on the spot. you heard the president's comments about it and how he feels about the military. do you feel like this was something that barack obama did -- i won't say maliciously or intentionally, but it seems like souter of an after effect of his legacy of his treatment towards the military. >> well, you have to keep in mind what was going on at the time, right? there was other agendas at play with this trade. he thought -- president obama thought that this trade of the taliban five for bergdahl would kick off peace talks with the taliban and then there was also agenda at play there to shut down goo guantanamo bay. it was criticized and publicized to get the v.a. scandal that was going on at the time if you recall off the headlines. so, you know, there were a number of factors. i think it completely missed the boat for how the military thinks and what we go through. but it wasn't surprising. pete: i just have to ask as someone who has respect for