people -- that qatar helps us make sure these people do not return to the battlefield. >> look at this from the point of view of diplomats, it's not just u.s. soldiers as we all know, being a diplomat can be a dangerous position. so when you look at it from that point of view, do you think that this makes being an american riskier in this day and time? >> well, it could. first of all, we rejoice in the freedom of bowe bergdahl to go back to haley, idaho. that's a great thing. i was told as a young diplomat we were going to the middle east. 30 years ago, if you're taken hostage, we're not going to negotiate for your release. it's been u.s. policy for decades. we don't want to reward or encourage terrorism. the problem we've got, we're still in afghanistan. the president has announced or troops will be there for at least two more years. we've seen that the al qaeda