captain pete hegseth was here earlier and he has some concerns with it. >> there is a lot of people in washington sitting this saying, we just want the v.a. to be what it is and if we just spend more and hire more doctors, that's what we've been saying for decades. it's not a funding problem or staffing problem. it's a culture problem. folks are not held accountable when they fail. there is no transparency. >> hegseth will testify tomorrow on that v.a. mess. >>> and then john kerry caught napping. remarks by poland's president apparently putting the secretary of state to sleep. look at this. this is during a news conference yesterday with president obama. he caught flak for it and he later tweeted that it wasn't really a nap. just a really long blink. resting my eyes. those are your headlines. he said that in order to get to sleep, he listens to his speeches sometimes. >> susan rice there blew his cover 'cause she ducked again. you got to nudge. don't duck. >> monica lewinsky back again? turns out she's got a lot more to say. the story straight ahead live from new york city. she's not

pete hegseth, are you in the camp that says, you know, we've done enough, we've lost enough treasure in iraq, let's stay out? >> no, i'm not. because i think we've got interest there. and while the general's right that we lost this when we didn't sign the status of forces agreement when we gave up on the fight, at least at 300 is a willingness, a recognition finally from this president that he cares about something other than just ending the war. we have strategic interest in preventing a safe haven for islamists in iraq. do i think we should send battalions of people back in there? not necessarily, but in afghanistan right after 9/11, we showed a core group of special operators can do a heck of a lot if they're given the latitude to activate. the problem is this president will not do that because he doesn't want the complications that come with it, so he won't empower these guys. they're outnumbered. it's an underwelming number. so if this is a foot toward more effort, we can't just give away the middle between syria and iraq to islamists who seek to strike us here at home. that is

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pete hegseth is a captain in the army and a c.e.o.d veterans for america and also a fox news contributor. pete, your reaction to this comparison? >> my reaction to this kpar spohn is that it's all -- comparison is it is all about presidential priorities. in this case the influx of illegal immigration seems to be planned at military bases. while at the same time, and they do a lot of that through the infamous pen and the phone. the v.a., we've heard scandal after scandal after scandal. where's the pen and phone with the v.a.? where is the priority of the president to say i'm going to move heaven and earth to make sure veterans aren't waiting 90 days. 57,000 waiting 90 days. that's hundreds and hundreds of thousands of veterans who earned care and can't get it. yet all the president does is hold a press conference, say he's going to look into it, doesn't take decisive action. >> in congress senator sanders and senator mccain are coming together that will have a private element for the v.a. coming forward. are you optimistic? >> i am. th

>> well, we're asking fox news contributor and ceo of concerned veterans for america, pete hegseth. >> we're all happy that an american is coming home, the only prisoner of war of the war in afghanistan. but i mean does this come at a cost that's too high? >> yes, it's not just a dangerous precedent, it's a deadly precedent. this sets the terms for future conflicts and future discussions around prisoners of war and civilians, americans around the world. there's now a price tag where there never was a price tag before. that creates a whole other set of calculations for our enemies. i'm happy that bowe bergdahl is back. we can't imagine the brutality that he went through in the hands of the taliban in the last five years. it's a terrible precedent we set. >> these guys are, the administration motivated by what? this has never happened before. we always said we don't negotiate with terrorists and now we flat out negotiated with a group that our government has identified as terrorists. why did this happen? >> well, i think there's a sincere desire to make sure that we don't leave the on

pete hegseth is here. for people at home who go isis? who are these people? how big is the force?q and syria. that's important to remember. this isn't just an iraqi-based organization. it's about a 10,000 person force. islamic state. when al-qaeda was building in iraq, they were defeated in 2007 and moved to syria, now back in iraq because of the vacuum that's been created there. this is an organization that's been around for a while, but a combination of multiple organizations working together. >> under secretary of state and deputy secretary of defense says it caught us by surprise. it came out of nowhere. this is not true. what do they want? >> it's not true at all. roger said that very thing. it wasn't an intelligence failure, it's policy failure. we know who these guys are. we know they've been building. this white house has wanted to ignore what's going on in iraq. these are radical islamists that seek an islamic caliphat. reason pushed them away because they wanted to focus too soon on america, on foreign targets. so this is an organization not just interested in its own st

pete hegseth calls the response underwhelming.he c.e.o., concerned veterans for america and a fox news contributor and he fought there. captain, what do you think and what's the buzz among your colleagues about this 300 advisors, green berets in iraq. >> they can do a lot of damage especially if they're pulling triggers but the president made it clear that won't be happening. what does advise and support mean? if it just means helping iraqi forces, you're going to get limited impact. if they're out there alongside guiding on the battle field you could see push-back by isis on gains made. i am very underwhelmed by this 300. it is not a strong showing of support. at the very at least it shows the grudgingly begrudgingly sees an interest in a terrorist haven in iraq. we're behind the curve but it's at least something. >> david petraeus backtracking a little bit saying he would support limited airstrikes against leadership of the isis group because isis targets the west, and that would be one way of protecting us. >> i think he's -- i

pete hegseth, the captain who works on this channel as well, those are some of his concerns as well.ten to this. >> it's not just a dangerous precedent. it's a deadly precedent. this sets the terms for future conflicts and future discussions around prisoners of war and civilians, americans around the world. there is now a price tag where there never was a price tag before, and that creates a whole nother set of calculations for our enemies. we're not out of afghanistan yet. if i'm a terrorist group there, i'm looking for an american to kidnap so i can use him as a bargaining chip to get more folks out of guantanamo bay. >> what is it going to take to get khalid sheikh mohammed back? >> a bus full of people. >> this was the deal on the table in 2011 and secretary of defense panetta walked away from it. we sweetened the deal because the taliban walked away from this deal and then they come back as we were going to allow two at a time to get out and make sure they didn't go back to the battle field. now we decide to let five out, leave to qatar where they can live with their families fo