variations of that engagement over the years. >> all right. thank you, mr. secretary. >> mr. jones. >> mr. chairman, thank you very much. secretary hagel, mr. preston, it is good to see you both, and thank you for being here to dda. mr. secretary on june 1st, you were on "meet the press" and you expressed hope that the release of sergeant bergdahl would lead to direct u.s. talk thes with the taliban. mr. sek ta, tcretasecretary, th said that there is not going to be any peace in afghanistan as long as there are prisoners in guantanamo bay, and they have repeated the statements time and time again and they have proven that they do not desire peace with the united states or our allies. with this known, why did you at that point on "meet the press"