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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sgt. Bowe Bergdahls health was deteriorating and that his life was in danger, while White House National Security Adviser Susan Rice said the deal met a a sacred obligation to bring Bergdahl home.
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Obama advisers fired back by saying Republicans would be in full attack mode if the U.S. government had squandered an opportunity to gain Bergdahls release.
Speaking to reporters traveling with him in Asia, Hagel also left open the possibility that the circumstances of Bergdahls capture might one day be investigated, but said that was not the Pentagons first priority. Bergdahl was first noticed missing from his base in Afghanistan June 30, 2009, amid allegations that he left the base voluntarily.
Sgt. Bergdahl is a member of the United States Army, Hagel said. He's a sergeant in the United States Army. Our first priority is assuring his well-being and his health and getting him reunited with his family. Other circumstances that may develop and questions, those will be dealt with later.
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