She wonders if it could have gone another way.
The report came from a discredited source, but it didnt matter the idea was now out there.
Koenig acknowledges that both sides were using the Bergdahl trade for political purposes.
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And it almost didnt.
But in just a few hours, the whole thing went from a dual statement to a full ceremony.
Putting the Bergdahls alongside Obama would make for quite the photo opp.
To make matters worse, no one told Congress about the deal.
Those working with him attempted to relieve him of his feelings of helplessness.
But there was something they couldnt quite prepare him for: that the entire nation knew who he was.
We really ought to close it out, he said.
And Koenig agrees, but whether or not they actually did will have to wait until the next episode.
