elections in 2009 to hunting taliban commanders. we stopped everything when sergeant bergdahl went missing. and stopped everything and went after him. men died searching for sergeant bergdahl. and we were -- we believed at the time and believe today he deserted his post. makes a huge difference whether you go for someone because they were captured on the battlefield or left voluntarily and walked into the hands of the enemy. >> do you think he should have been brought home safely? would you have gone to get him? >> absolutely. when we deploy overseas, we know there is a chance we could get captured. we know the united states will do everything in its power to bring us home. but we also know that we're not going to be bargained for. there won't be a ransom. there won't be terrorists, in