capacity of the united states. the president has said he will do whatever he can to protect united states of america. these guys pick a fight with us now or anytime, at enormous risk. >> some people say bowe bergdahl is being swift-boated. do you agree with that? did he serve as honor and distinction as national security has said? >> elise, there's plenty of time for people to sort through what happened, what didn't happen? >> sounds like you're not sure if he served with honor and distinction? >> not what i'm saying alise. what i'm saying is, there's plenty of time for people to sort through that. what i know today is what the president of the united states knows. that it would have been offensive, incomprehensible to consciously leave an american behind, no matter what, to leave an american behind, in the hands of people who would torture him, cut off his hands, any other