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Head of cyber at the dod and the individual didn't show up. what i'd like to know is, did general mattis -- secretary mattis actually discuss with mccain the finer parts of the operation in niger. because there's this -- a lot of it is still sketchy. exactly what they were doing there, why there wasn't more air cover that was provided for them, how it was that sergeant ladavid johnson got separated. i was told by national security officials that his beacon was pinging overnight. they didn't want to give information away to the enemy. >> that's why they said keeping this close to the vest. they...

My military advice, i balanced the risk of transferring the detainees with the importance of returning a u.s. soldier from enemy captivity. i concluded the risk posed by the detainee's future activity would be less grave than breaking faith with our forces in combat. and we heard that over and over throughout many of these letters, that ultimately, this code, the military code of leaving no soldier behind outweighed any of the risks involved. and all of this very significant, don, because we are told that sergeant bowe bergdahl is nearing the end of his phase three reintegration treatment down...

Tired of going to afghanistan and getting their legs blown off. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. >> we will, congressman jones. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. mechanic tear and mr. president, i want to thank you for being here today with your testimony. as we reminded just yesterday, the, with the loss of five american special operating forces, afghanistan obviously remains very dangerous and battlefield for our voluntary military and i join many of my colleagues of course in expressing gratitude at the return of an american prisoner of war. the return of any u.s. service ...

Backwards, so they can keep an eye on the taliban fighters. earlier in the video, one of those taliban fighters can be heard telling bergdahl not to come back to afghanistan, because he, quote, won't make it out alive next time. before bowe bergdahl is taken aboard the american helicopter, a man can be seen patting him down. the copter takes off a short time later, roughly one minute after touchdown. meanwhile, in bergdahl's hometown of hailey, idaho, citizens have been hoping and praying for the army sergeant's return. town officials today canceled a rally celebrating bergdahl's release, as c...