Yes. Well first of all, it is -- it is ironic to note that the same people who were criticizing him for not getting the prisoners back are now criticizing him for getting the prisoners back but, you know, I think that if you believe the accounts and I do, this was a 14-month negotiation that was going on a parallel track.
David Axelrod discusses the irony of critics who previously criticized Obama for not securing the release of prisoners now criticizing him for successfully negotiating their release.
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