united states does not negotiate with terrorists a thing of the past? >> look, those are all good questions, but as for me, i'm happy we got this guy back home. we do not leave people behind and didn't leave him behind. in the "crossfire," democratic senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island and republican senator john hovan of nd orth dako dakota. senator, i've been hearing republicans say we're setting this horrible precedent and encouraging terrorists. do you think israel encourages terrorism when they do prisoner swaps, you know, in 2011, they did a swap of a thousand prisoners. do you think that they're encouraging terrorism? >> no. everyone knows israel takes a very touch ligh line when it coo terrorism. >> what's wrong with us doing it? >> we have to do the same thing. we're all glad bowe bergdahl has been released. the question is, was this the right way to do it? there are real concerns here. >> i want to nail you down on this. i've been hearing all day long