It . Who better to ask than the executive producer of the Television Series homeland. We want to know what you think. First, i want to give you mistake on the unfolding controversy over the release of army arrest gent Bowe Bergdahl. We saw his actual release for ourselves today. Squinting, possibly to adjust his eyes to the daylight. The picture of five years in captivity. The video obviously meant to be a propaganda tool for bergdahls captives. A soldiers life saved. That video got me to thinking about brothers in arms. About how the greatest generation conducted themselves on the battle field, but more importantly, what they did once they returned home, if they were lucky enough to return home. Theres been a lot said about ser janet bergdahl. Even from some of the men who served alongside them. They have every right to speak out. And maybe theyre right, but the official evidence doesnt show that just yet. And Bowe Bergdahl cant yet speak for himself. His father says hes having trouble speaking english. It wasnt just a mantra, they lived by those words. It made me wonder of what they think about criticizing a soldier before he even had time to criticize himself. One of the men who helped coordinate interviews with those soldiers is here. Were going to ask him that. And were going to see why theyre choosing to politicize a capture of a member of the u. S. Military. Tom foreman has more. Don, the video handover taking only minutes, but it is packed with information about bergdahl, the taliban and american forces. For starters, it is a scene setter. You see 18 taliban fighters with arms spread across the hillsides here in an anywhere identified on tape as eastern afghanistan. The Coast Province where the taliban has been long powerful. Bergdahl is sitting in a truck, his head shaved, his uniform long gone. Dispete concerns about his health, there are no visible signs of injury here. He blinks over and over again. At one time, he smiles briefly. It seems as if maybe hes not used to bright lights. That would make sense, because one of his captors tells him in here, dont come back, you wont get out alive again. We see the american troops used for this type of thing. Undoubtedly special forces. Folks we never see in action. They shake hands with their sworn enemy. One of them over here briefly puts his hand to his chest in a sign of respect. But then they quickly move to get bergdahl to the helicopter. He touches him in the back here. And then away they go while keeping a very close eye on the taliban. At the helicopter, a much more thorough frisking happens here. Bergdahl was carrying a plastic bag which hes forced to drop. Then quickly onto the helicopter. All the while keeping an eye on the taliban. This happens fast. And then away they go. You have to wonder why would the taliban give this over so that it can be studied by intelligence analysts here. It shows their followers that theyre on equal terms with the american military. And it suggests that even at the end of this long war, they can force the americans to strike a deal on the field of battle. That is a power position and they clearly like it. Don . Thank you very much. Joining me now is brad thor. Josh quarter is a former u. S. Army sergeant who served with Bowe Bergdahl in afghanistan. Im glad to have all of you here tonight. And for members of the military, thank you for your service. Josh, i want to begin with you. You say youre speaking on your own accord and not as part of any political opposition. You were there with Bowe Bergdahl the night he went missing. What jumped out to you from this tape . Well, i mean, yes, you guys did mention that he looked pale which is a little bit counter of what, you know, i was thinking that he might be getting, you know, regular sunlight. However, his amount of mall nourishment is not dissimilar lar from any other soldier fromming back from combat. He didnt have scars on his face or anything like that. All we could see was really his face. We dont know whats under there. Presuming from everyone examining this, he is in good condition. Do you remember him having these sort of tick or blink like that before . Im not exactly sure. He always seemed to be a normal guy as far as his gestures. Maybe it was the bright sunlight. In a way, though, he looked sad to me. And maybe he smiled because there was some kind of thing that one of the people was, you know, telling him. So Lieutenant Colonel jeffrey corn, lets break down this video. First, obviously it is daylight. Are you surprised that this operation was even conducted in daylight . First, lets me say im a former military lawyer. I dont hold myself out as an expert on prisoneri exchanges. I do have some background. If youre going to do a paragraph lay with your enemy, you want to do in a situation that minimizes anxiety and minimizes the risks that somebody might get nervous and make a mistake that leads to a conflict. And doing it in daylight reduces the risk of uncertainty and makes things more transparent for both sides. So no, im not surprised. And it was quick. They got out of there fast. We saw handshakes. And one american soldier touches his chest in a sign of respect. What type of units are qualified to handle this type of prisoner trade and what would their support have been . Don, i think any of my troopers probably could have done that. We would have used probably special ops folks to handle that. All of those science of respect the mission is to get the prisoner out of there quickly, respectfully and without any ceremony or excitement. And it looked like thats what happened. Brad, to you now. Its unusual to see the taliban and u. S. Soldiers together in any capacity. But isnt it just the fact that if youre going to negotiate a Prisoner Exchange, youre not going to be dealing with your friends, as we said, youre going to get out of there fast and not try to talk for a long time enter right. And so first off, the reason he was blinking is because he had a bag on his head until they got him to the spot. Thats easy. Okay. He was blinking because he had a bag on his head. They rolled him there. They didnt want him to see where he was. So at the last minute, bag comes off the head. That was my assessment, that he had been somehow they had a blindfold or something on him. Right. But continue on. When you see the man doing this across his chest, this is something you see all the time in afghanistan. This is an experienced operator whos dealt with Afghan People before. This is not that hes saying i want peace, but its a common greeting. You get used to doing it. You almost dont know youre doing it. Thats likely what you saw with that. Jeffrey, lets talk about that number 41 that a appears to be painted on the side of the helicopter. Is that gist a random number . I dont know. It could be just the normal marking. It could also be that its part of the negotiation with the taliban. There was an agreement that the aircraft that would be coming to collect the prisoner would have a designated marking and that was the number that was decided upon. I dont know that we know why that number was on there, but that certainly is a plausible explanation. Anyone here on the panel know why that numbers there . Thats a no. So josh, listen, is there any danger most people thought they probably would never see the release of Sergeant Bergdahl. Is there a danger to u. S. Troops to release a tape like this . I dont see why there would be a danger to u. S. Troops. Maybe they can use it as some kind of a propaganda tape to try to rally everyone around them, to say hey, we went and stood with the americans on equal footing. Other than using it as a propaganda stap, i dont see any immediate danger at all. Can i ask you josh, in the commentary i talked to some of the young men coming out, why did you come forward to speak . Well, i saw on tv, you know, bergdahls parents standing next to the president and i just thought about my battle buddies whose families did not get their, you know, soldiers back to them. And i know for a fact that he, you know, walked away of his own fruition. So why why not speak out . Why not be angry that he was getting that kind of hero exposure. I feel like my mission is complete now. Im going to wait until theres further developments, maybe theres a trial or Something Like that. All right. Thank you gentlemen. Stay with me. When we come back, i want to talk about what happened to Bowe Bergdahl in captivity. And i want to know what you think the taliban got the better deal, better part of this deal, if they did. 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The defense secretary chuck hagel said today its unfair to Sergeant Bergdahl to make any presumptions about why he left his base five years ago until a comprehensive review is conducted. So many questions still remain. Back with me now, my panel. Brad, can e we talk a little bit about we keep talking about the taliban in afghanistan but its really, you say, who . Its the Haqqani Network. The haqqanis have always had him. Afghan taliban is one thing but the Haqqani Network is another. Its about 80 soprano and 20 al qaeda. The Afghan Taliban got these detainees back but what did the haqqani get . They gave up Bowe Bergdahl. They got something. The white house has not told us what the haqqanis got and thats important. Josh, part of your mission was go ahead, josh. My theory on that is, i had read some stuff while i was in afghanistan the last time i did some intelligence work and it seemed like the taliban and the other groups, theres many different terrorist groups over there. Afghanistan has always been a warlord state. There may have been some kind of an arrangement where now the haqqanis are going to get a bigger piece of afghanistan when they take it back over when the americans leave, if thats what their plan is. I understand youve been speaking to some of your sources. What did they tell you about bergdahl and how he disappeared . And his time in captivity . There are all of these stories going around. Washington post has a story out right now that i covered for the blaze that when he got picked up by the haqqanis that he was inebriated. Thats backed up in the Washington Post with villagers they interviewed. The only intelligence reports that i know of about his health came in the First Six Months where he went through stomach stuff, upper respiratory things. Maybe its cold and damp. I saw a guy that got off a helicopter and, granted, its springtime. I didnt see a guy who looked too terribly bad. So theyve had him for four days now. I want to hear what the preliminary physicians reports are. What is so sick about this guy that we had to move like that. We should get that now. You want to get in on this . I think theres a whole lot that weve got, that was going to unfold here with regard to his health. I think theres an awful lot of speculation pouring out. Hey don, it says, don come back. I dont know if thats you or what or if its a misspelling, dont come back. Theres a lot of interesting stuff here. But i think youre not going to see the army in operation. Youre going to see how they handle folks that have to answer the music. Im very concerned about some of the comments we hear sergeant korder is a firsthand witness to some things. Im concerned about some of the behavior. But i think its very important that we not prejudge at this stage. Let the army process and work its way through when he gets back to good health. Geoffrey, this is a quote from Newt Gingrich today. He said, the release of five senior enemy commander is a defeat of the first order. The taliban got everything it asked for. The swap was a surrender not a negotiation. We know this was opposed by many officials, including hillary clinton. Why is it so important to build trust with the taliban . Is that misguided . Well, first off, i think Newt Gingrich is entitled to his opinion. But hes not the commander in chief of the armed forces. The constitution vests the president with the responsibility of being what the Founding Fathers call the top general and, in war, commanders make very difficult, strategic and operational decisions and a decision to conduct a Prisoner Exchange is certainly one of those decisions. Its not historically unprecedented and youre never going to get everything you want. We dont know what the background intelligence was. We dont know the information that the chairman of the joint chiefs was receiving and feeding to the president through the National Security council and. Youre concerned about a rush to judgment, right . I think thats a major concern. And listen, this is an opportunity for us to let the army allow the investigatory, the intelligence and military Justice System to work its proper function. I had thats two different things, though. Youve got to admit, a Prisoner Exchange, its not even over over there. The guy was a hostage and we didnt even get a cease fire out of this. Prisoner exchanges have happened since the american revolution. Theres nothing unprecedented about them. Im not saying that everyone has to agree that the balance was the right balance but this is the responsibility of the commander in chief acting with the advice of his senior military and intelligence advisers. But thats not what weve heard. Weve heard that he was shoving military and intelligence people out of the circle and putting yes men around them and trying to isolate people to bring them to one decision which is to shut up and salute. I think the president deserves criticism on this. Thats fine. It may turn out that he does deserve criticism. I personally doubt that the military leadership, the integrity and quality of our leaders would allow themselves to be marginalized to that extent. If that comes out, thats an issue that the people need to know. I want to get josh and joe in there. You said at this point we need to let the military process play out and to see what happens once they question him. Josh joe first. I want to get what you think because brad said weve heard that he put yes people. But what is the evidence . I dont know who brad is listening to but hes listening to other people than i have listened to. I havent heard that. I have a lot of respect for marty dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and chief staff of the army. And they are not going to stand by on a decision like that. This is the last prisoner, don, in a campaign where were going to shut down and weve been doing this. The israelis swapped a thousand palestinians for one israeli soldier and i think our soldier is ever bit worth five taliban. I so disagree. I understand that. But we dont have that much time and i want to get josh in on this. Josh, you know. Youve been there. And the secretary of defense, chuck hagel, called bergdahls parents and told them that the department of defenses focus is going to be on their sons health. How would you like to see this handled from this point on . What would you like to see done . Well, i completely agree about not making a rush to judgment. Thats why i came to speak out because the rush to judgment was this American Hero is returning back to the people and i think that in the same way we shouldnt go in and judge and condemn him, the same way we shouldnt go in and put him on a pedestal. An investigation needs to be conducted and if i never said punish him but i did say if a punishment is put forth, that he needs to accept it like a man and take it. I think thats very well put. Thank you guys. I know that you guys disagree but im sorry i dont have all of the time in the world. We only have an hour here. Thank you, brad thor, joe reeder, josh korder and geoffrey corn. We will have you back, as a matter of fact. Thank you. Next, the facts and the fiction about what is being said about Sergeant Bergdahl. Ill speak with one of the executive producers of homeland who served in the israeli army. With centrum si. Multivitamins for your eyes, heart and brain. Centrum silver. For the most amazing parts of you. Ugh. Heartburn. 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