Michael Waltz actually said...

"we deploy knowing the high likelihood of being captured, and it comes with that understanding that ransoms will not be paid, and there will not be swaps for us."

"Why did the Taliban pick those five? Out of all of the spectrum of folks they could have chosen out of Guantanamo, why did we give them essentially their top five draft picks?"

"No, Congressman, I wouldn't. And just a follow-on to the previous Congressman's question. I think there are a lot of other policy options open that weren't fully explored, more pressure on Pakistan, f..."

"If someone was killed during that specific amount of time, unless they tripped and hit their head on the way to the mess hall, they were out looking for Sergeant Bergdahl."