happened, this could have resulted in the instant death of bergdahl and there is some reporting to suggest the taliban officers and those in command didn't have as strong a hold over their foot soldiers who actually had him in their grasps, that if those foot soldiers decided things weren't going their way, they could have slit his throat in a heartbeat. from your knowledge of being on the ground and the studies you've done of those foot soldiers, does that sound legitimate, there's this big disconnect between the management and the operations within the taliban? >> i would say that's a fair statement. the command structure in the taliban is not like the command structure in u.s. and nato forces. then when you to have things like hallucinogenic drugs or opiates, heroin, you name it, i mean, the potential for a catastrophic event is pretty