Sen. Isakson: It Didn’t Look Like Bergdahl’s Health Was Critical to Me

VAN SUSTEREN There is ░░░░░░░░ huge debate here in ░░░░░░░░ whether we should ever ░░░░░░░░ with terrorists Your thought ░░░░░░░░ that ISAKSON Well you ░░░░░░░░ as I said in ░░░░░░░░ meeting last night and ░░░░░░░░ briefed I thought to ░░░░░░░░ the President of the ░░░░░░░░ States made the conscious ░░░░░░░░ to circumvent the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ of the House and ░░░░░░░░ and make a policy ░░░░░░░░ of enormous proportion that ░░░░░░░░ a terrible signal to ░░░░░░░░ around the world that ░░░░░░░░ you can capture an ░░░░░░░░ we will negotiate That ░░░░░░░░ a change in policy ░░░░░░░░ president made unilaterally without ░░░░░░░░ consultation with Congress That ░░░░░░░░ a sad day VAN ░░░░░░░░ Why did he do ░░░░░░░░ ISAKSON I really don ░░░░░░░░ know I know this ░░░░░░░░ fact that timing was ░░░░░░░░ reason that he couldn ░░░░░░░░ do it is just ░░░░░░░░ right If they need ░░░░░░░░ vote or want to ░░░░░░░░ me on the floor ░░░░░░░░ the Senate they can ░░░░░░░░ me in a New ░░░░░░░░ minute either by cell ░░░░░░░░ or staff or anything ░░░░░░░░ they could have talked ░░░░░░░░ diane or saxby or ░░░░░░░░ rodgers in a heart ░░░░░░░░ had they wanted to ░░░░░░░░ made the conscious decision ░░░░░░░░ to do it do ░░░░░░░░ think after listening to ░░░░░░░░ briefing last night that ░░░░░░░░ truly was a life ░░░░░░░░ death situation with this ░░░░░░░░ or not i have ░░░░░░░░ two videos greta one ░░░░░░░░ the one they showed ░░░░░░░░ last night from december ░░░░░░░░ last year where he ░░░░░░░░ to be maybe even ░░░░░░░░ with it still conscious ░░░░░░░░ looking around the other ░░░░░░░░ i saw was him ░░░░░░░░ unaided with the taliban ░░░░░░░░ the helicopter that brought ░░░░░░░░ home so he did ░░░░░░░░ look as if he ░░░░░░░░ in critical condition or ░░░░░░░░ life threatening condition at ░░░░░░░░ not to me i ░░░░░░░░ a big last night ░░░░░░░░ closed doors how much ░░░░░░░░ that last night was ░░░░░░░░ classified that the american ░░░░░░░░ should know for national ░░░░░░░░ reasons and how much0 ░░░░░░░░ being hidden from the ░░░░░░░░ people welling you don ░░░░░░░░ know how much is ░░░░░░░░ hidden because they obviously ░░░░░░░░ t tell us what ░░░░░░░░ were hiding if they ░░░░░░░░ hiding anything a very ░░░░░░░░ amount of the briefing ░░░░░░░░ night was truly classified ░░░░░░░░ of it was information ░░░░░░░░ they had in their ░░░░░░░░ that they had not ░░░░░░░░ with us before they ░░░░░░░░ the decision why is ░░░░░░░░ that these hearings are ░░░░░░░░ behind closed doors they ░░░░░░░░ over and over every ░░░░░░░░ s enor at that ░░░░░░░░ last night said very ░░░░░░░░ of it should have ░░░░░░░░ behind closed doors why ░░░░░░░░ t the american people ░░░░░░░░ the facts laid out ░░░░░░░░ like you got if ░░░░░░░░ s not national security ░░░░░░░░ s the big risk ░░░░░░░░ big risk obviously in ░░░░░░░░ briefing like that is ░░░░░░░░ if something of national ░░░░░░░░ importance happened to be ░░░░░░░░ elected out because of ░░░░░░░░ today because of the ░░░░░░░░ it s all around ░░░░░░░░ world you just said ░░░░░░░░ wasn t national security ░░░░░░░░ if there is a ░░░░░░░░ where all of a ░░░░░░░░ you get near something ░░░░░░░░ security then you throw ░░░░░░░░ out but instead it ░░░░░░░░ just the tour is ░░░░░░░░ and we don t ░░░░░░░░ allowed in and senator ░░░░░░░░ durbin said that lots ░░░░░░░░ stuff in the meeting ░░░░░░░░ inaccurate well let us ░░░░░░░░ greta before we got ░░░░░░░░ that meeting we didn ░░░░░░░░ know what we were ░░░░░░░░ to hear to ask ░░░░░░░░ open the meeting without ░░░░░░░░ what you are going ░░░░░░░░ hear that s the ░░░░░░░░ much the white house ░░░░░░░░ in control and decide ░░░░░░░░ disclose what they decide ░░░░░░░░ disclose before the meeting ░░░░░░░░ we went in we ░░░░░░░░ t know what was ░░░░░░░░ to be disclosed so ...