Michael Waltz actually said...

Bowe Bergdahl should not be characterized as having served with honor and distinction.

We need to learn lessons from these releases that we're paying for later.

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

The only scenario that comes to mind, sir, is that this was part of a broader policy initiative to open up talks with the Taliban.