did the united states have any obligation to you, as an individual mairnl citizen, american citizen in a conflict zone to make efforts to get you out? >> well, i think in a war zone like that , it depends on what you call obligation. i mean i think that people who are there are going to want to help you just like they would want to help anybody else. i mean here you are. you are taken by a terrorist gang. and prior to to that that you were trying to help the u.s. forces in their work. so i think they feel they owe you something in trying to help you get out of the situation you're in. >> but luckily, in the case of your operation, it went off correctly, you were extracted from the position, you were brought home safely. other americans haven't been so lucky and i'm sure you've looked on with some concern at some of those raids. >> yes. in my particular case, i believe i'm the single american who, civilian who was rescued in iraq. i know in toart other cases it hasn't gone well. but these special forces teams go out -- they go out many times. in my particular case special forces went ou