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balance inside syria. this week, we are seeing another profound shift. i think there are two things to say about that. firstly, if there is a conflict between turkey and the syrian army, run from damascus, that could suck in iran. iran and russia support president assad and damascus. that's one thing. another thing is there are still u.s. forces, special forces inside syria. they are in an area towards the israeli border and jordan. if the u.s. got to a point where it felt it had to withdraw those troops or, indeed, if the president just makes a gut instinct decision to withdraw all u.s. troops from syria, that will have israel very, very worried. those troops are there, much like the u.s. forces in the north of the country were there to support the kurds, those troops are there to hold back iran and iranian forces in syria and to create a buffer against more tension with israel. the iranians cannot be forgotten in all of this. they're looming. they can be sucked in more. by the way, all of this could lead
balance inside syria. this week, we are seeing another profound shift. i think there are two things to say about that. firstly, if there is a conflict between turkey and the syrian army, run from damascus, that could suck in iran. iran and russia support president assad and damascus. that's one thing. another thing is there are still u.s. forces, special forces inside syria. they are in an area towards the israeli border and jordan. if the u.s. got to a point where it felt it had to withdraw...
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syria is a really hard problem. not just the decision that was made, but the day after and the day after that and the impact that will ricochet across the middle east. and i worry about israel security going forward. >> thank you so much, jane. i know we have limited time with you. >> thank you. >> pimick mulvaney basically sa yes, he is working with rudy giuliani, take it. the president gets do what he wants. is that how you saw it? >> i mean, this is -- i think the fascinating thing about this is that again the white house press secretary is 24not the on doing these hearings. we have acting chief of staff who is actually possible participant in this story. and so there is so much to glean from this from body language from every word uttered. but i think that it is -- i think that we are still just at the very beginning of this. and to go back to capitol hill where these state department and various government officials are coming into testify, they will come in and the moment they walk through those doors, they wi
syria is a really hard problem. not just the decision that was made, but the day after and the day after that and the impact that will ricochet across the middle east. and i worry about israel security going forward. >> thank you so much, jane. i know we have limited time with you. >> thank you. >> pimick mulvaney basically sa yes, he is working with rudy giuliani, take it. the president gets do what he wants. is that how you saw it? >> i mean, this is -- i think the...
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of syria. why are we protecting syria's land? assad is not a friend of ours. syria has relationships with the kurds. by the way, no angels. syria has a relationship with the kurds so they'll come in for their border and they may bring partners in or russia in. when it was a soviet union and it became russia, a much smaller country because of afghanistan. you can over extend or do a lot of things but frankly if russia is going to help in protecting the kurds, that's a good thing. it would be led by syria and syria does not want turkey to take its land. i can understand that. what does it have to do with the united states of america? but, syria does have a relationship with the kurds. the thing that's common is everybody hates isis. the pkk which is apart of the kurds as you know probably worst of terror and more of a threat in my ways than isis. it is a semicomplicated problem. i think it is a problem that we have nicely under control. we have two countries wanting their land. we have one countr
of syria. why are we protecting syria's land? assad is not a friend of ours. syria has relationships with the kurds. by the way, no angels. syria has a relationship with the kurds so they'll come in for their border and they may bring partners in or russia in. when it was a soviet union and it became russia, a much smaller country because of afghanistan. you can over extend or do a lot of things but frankly if russia is going to help in protecting the kurds, that's a good thing. it would be led...
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we've been in syria for many years. syria was supposed to be a short-term hit. just a very short-term hit. and we were supposed to be in and out. i don't want anything bad to happen to our people and i told that to president erdogan. i said don't hurt any of our people, get any of our people get hurt, big trouble. >> those remarks saw the president's tweet threatening to quote totally destroy and obliterate turkey's economy if turkey does anything that i, in my great and unmatched wisdom, consider to be offlimits. >> so in a rare show of bipartisanship, top lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are coming together to condemn president trump's decision to withdraw u.s. forces from the northern border of syria. a number of republicans lawmakers including many of trump's top allies are voicing their opposition, majority leader mitch mcconnell put out a statement saying this is a precipitous withdrawal of u.s. forces from syria would benefit the russia, assad regime and increase the risk that isis and other terrorist groups regroup. senator lindsey graham, one of the
we've been in syria for many years. syria was supposed to be a short-term hit. just a very short-term hit. and we were supposed to be in and out. i don't want anything bad to happen to our people and i told that to president erdogan. i said don't hurt any of our people, get any of our people get hurt, big trouble. >> those remarks saw the president's tweet threatening to quote totally destroy and obliterate turkey's economy if turkey does anything that i, in my great and unmatched wisdom,...
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syria. here's jim mattis with chuck todd. >> isis is not defeated. we have got to keep the pressure on isis so they don't recover. >> we'll have more on that exclusive interview coming up. >> plus, new reporting on what our ambassador to the european union will say this week on capitol hill in his testimony. how he's expected to blow a hole in trump's ukraine defense. >> also, keeping an eye on iowa. 2020 democrats are making their pitch for a big union ahead of the largest democratic debate in history. the question, will bernie sanders take the stage after his health scare? the news that we learn from the senator today. >> but we begin with the major breaking news on the syrian/turkish border. the situation, we're told, rapidly deteriorating by the hour. you see the location right there at the edges of the middle east. this is day five of turkey's attack on u.s. allies, and now nearly 1,000 american troops were told today are prepared to evacuate syria entirely. according to defense secreta
syria. here's jim mattis with chuck todd. >> isis is not defeated. we have got to keep the pressure on isis so they don't recover. >> we'll have more on that exclusive interview coming up. >> plus, new reporting on what our ambassador to the european union will say this week on capitol hill in his testimony. how he's expected to blow a hole in trump's ukraine defense. >> also, keeping an eye on iowa. 2020 democrats are making their pitch for a big union ahead of the...
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. >> plus, turkey, syria, and the kurds. president trump's green light to turkey. >> the kurds are much safer right now. >> leads to a bipartisan condemnation by the house. >> the yeas 354. the nays are 60. >> angry meetings with democrats >> he just couldn't handle it so he engaged in a meltdown. >> and an agreement to push out the kurds hailed by the president. >> a great day for the kurds. really a great day for civilization. >> and criticized by many republicans. >> what we have done to the kurds will stand as a blood stain in the annals of american history. >> my guest, former republican now independent congressman justin amash of michigan, and brett mcgirt, who ran policies for presidents obama and trump. >> also, the democratic race. >> your signature is to have a plan for everything except this. >> i'll talk to mayor pete buttigieg who just had his most aggressive debate performance yet. joining me for insight and analysis are dan balz, danielle pletka, joshua johnson, and betsy woodruff swan of the daily beast. welc
. >> plus, turkey, syria, and the kurds. president trump's green light to turkey. >> the kurds are much safer right now. >> leads to a bipartisan condemnation by the house. >> the yeas 354. the nays are 60. >> angry meetings with democrats >> he just couldn't handle it so he engaged in a meltdown. >> and an agreement to push out the kurds hailed by the president. >> a great day for the kurds. really a great day for civilization. >> and...
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that includes all the kurdish areas of syria. all the christian majority areas of syria. u.s. officials claim that what was agreed to is much narrower in scope. i would tend to listen to the turks here because -- >> can you believe you're saying that? can you believe you have to say it that way? listen to the turks, not to our american officials. >> the truth of the matter is when president trump announced to the world last december that we were leaving syria and he arbitrarily cut our force reportedly in half, which is already a small force, we lost all of our leverage and influence. and he really threw it out the window on this call on october 6th. so president erdogan is heading to russia to see president putin in four days and i suspect they already have lines on a map that they've divvied up and the president of the united states is pretty much irrelevant here. and our influence is just rapidly receding as we leave our bases and blow them up or hand them to the russians. so our ability to influence this situation is extremely limited. and it is deeply troubling when presi
that includes all the kurdish areas of syria. all the christian majority areas of syria. u.s. officials claim that what was agreed to is much narrower in scope. i would tend to listen to the turks here because -- >> can you believe you're saying that? can you believe you have to say it that way? listen to the turks, not to our american officials. >> the truth of the matter is when president trump announced to the world last december that we were leaving syria and he arbitrarily cut...
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we have been in syria for many years. syria was supposed to be a short-term hit, a short-term hit. with we were supposed to be in and out. i don't want anything bad to our people. i told that to president erdogan. i said don't hurt any of our -- any of our people get hurt, big trouble. >> so how is the president's decision sitting with military officials you've been speaking to, courtney? >> not well. here is the reality. this is not a surprise. the u.s. military and the administration has made it very clear that if turkey makes any kind of a military move into syria, the u.s. is not going to get involved, not going to be in the middle of it. president trump is receiving a lot of pushback including from members of his own party, close allies who are saying this is abandoning the kurdss, the syrian democratic forces the u.s. has been fighting next to for several years. they have been an effective partner and ally providing u.s. military security on the ground in syria during much of that time. but the reality is the administration has made it clear they're not going to go to war wit
we have been in syria for many years. syria was supposed to be a short-term hit, a short-term hit. with we were supposed to be in and out. i don't want anything bad to our people. i told that to president erdogan. i said don't hurt any of our -- any of our people get hurt, big trouble. >> so how is the president's decision sitting with military officials you've been speaking to, courtney? >> not well. here is the reality. this is not a surprise. the u.s. military and the...
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and the coalition efforts in syria. of course they were constantly putting pressure on him and on the leadership. so when you're the leader of a terror organization like isis, you're going to have to constantly be on the move so that you aren't captured. but we don't know much about exactly what it was they found. it's not an area where there's a u.s. military presence, so something like this would tend to be overheard with an intercept or whatnot or some kind of human intelligence they gather on the ground that they're then able to exploit and determine whether it's strong enough evidence that they go in for a raid like this. >> courtney, is there any information about other members of isis who may have been captured or killed in this raid? >> reporter: there isn't. we know that he was -- if in fact this turns out to be baghdadi, which it seems like there's a pretty high confidence according to officials i'm speaking with. no one wants to say jackpot quite yet, but we know there were others who were killed in this raid
and the coalition efforts in syria. of course they were constantly putting pressure on him and on the leadership. so when you're the leader of a terror organization like isis, you're going to have to constantly be on the move so that you aren't captured. but we don't know much about exactly what it was they found. it's not an area where there's a u.s. military presence, so something like this would tend to be overheard with an intercept or whatnot or some kind of human intelligence they gather...
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military is out of northern syria, the u.s. air force is there. in the air the pentagon said they'rer not, as a deterrent for the turks to move anywhere farther and it lets the russians know the u.s. is watching for any types of violations, any types of egregious attacks on the syrian kurds. it's all being recorded. i'm waiting to hear what the president is going to say, if he tries to save face and say i pulled them out, i take credit for this wonderful thing, tur ki is great, they're an ally, we're going to leave a couple of forces. it's his prerogative to do that. the last point, keeping u.s. troops deployed is a pillar of the pentagon's national defense strategy and national security strategy and has been forever, for decades. the idea of president trump pulling back troops from the forever wars just does not stand up to that pillar. i think he's faced intense criticism and pushback from generals, from secretaries, everyone who has come out of the military on that point. we're seeing that play out in realtime. syria, i've said, is the low-hang
military is out of northern syria, the u.s. air force is there. in the air the pentagon said they'rer not, as a deterrent for the turks to move anywhere farther and it lets the russians know the u.s. is watching for any types of violations, any types of egregious attacks on the syrian kurds. it's all being recorded. i'm waiting to hear what the president is going to say, if he tries to save face and say i pulled them out, i take credit for this wonderful thing, tur ki is great, they're an ally,...
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syria bought oil from isis. turkey allowed isis to use -- basically they were the gateway into syria. isis fighters would go to turkey and freely let them flow across the border. and what is so concerning, and willie let they throw this out to you, what is so kerk concerns they were warned. donald trump was warned about the rise of isis, about a month ago the pentagon i girks released ig saying isis is coming back. that was about a month ago. just as mitt romney said yesterday, what would happen if he surrendered? if he beat a speedy retreat? if he -- if he collapsed? and that's exactly what he did. and everything this guy has been warned about, these worst case scenarios have all come true and he still is parroting the words of erdogan, of putin, of assad. >> well, go back a year agoing to general mattis the guy he defamed reportedly in that meeting yesterday who resigned because donald trump wanted to walk away from syria. general mattis, all the generals, the politicians, republicans, donald trump's friends,
syria bought oil from isis. turkey allowed isis to use -- basically they were the gateway into syria. isis fighters would go to turkey and freely let them flow across the border. and what is so concerning, and willie let they throw this out to you, what is so kerk concerns they were warned. donald trump was warned about the rise of isis, about a month ago the pentagon i girks released ig saying isis is coming back. that was about a month ago. just as mitt romney said yesterday, what would...
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some have argued that syria is simply a mess. with warring groups and sub groups, friends and allies shifting from one side to the other. we had to exit because there was no reasonable path for us to go forward. are we incapable of understanding and shaping complex situations? russia seems to have figured it out. are we less adept than they? and are our principles to be jettisoned when we find things get messy? the administration claims that none of these reasons are accurate. instead, the president has said that we left to fulfill a commitment to stop endless wars. to bring troops home. to get them out of harm's way. perhaps to save money. i find these reasons hard to square. why? well, we withdrew 1,500 troops in syria but we're adding 2,000 troops in saudi arabia. and all totaled, we have some 60,000 troops in the middle east. assuming for the sake of understanding that getting out of endless wars was the logic for the decision, why would we take action so precipitously? why would we not warn our ally, the kurds, of what we're
some have argued that syria is simply a mess. with warring groups and sub groups, friends and allies shifting from one side to the other. we had to exit because there was no reasonable path for us to go forward. are we incapable of understanding and shaping complex situations? russia seems to have figured it out. are we less adept than they? and are our principles to be jettisoned when we find things get messy? the administration claims that none of these reasons are accurate. instead, the...
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troops from northern syria. the decision was revealed by the secretary of defense yesterday, who said turkey's invasion was increased, or rather, has increased the risk to u.s. forces on the ground there. we get the very latest from nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. >> reporter: the u.s. is getting out of syria. at the worst time. just as turkey is making rapid advances in its war against u.s. allies, the kurds of syria. advancing with the help of arab militia, u.s. officials tell nbc news, and they say, the militias include former members of al qaeda, and isis. it means turkey, a nato country, is using alleged terrorists to attack the kurds, who fought with u.s. troops against isis, for four years, and carved out their own unofficial little state in the process. now, that autonomous zone the kurds had is collapsing, and as the turks and their militias push deeper into syria, the big news dropped like a bomb. nearly all of the 1,000 u.s. troops still in syria are leaving announced by defense se
troops from northern syria. the decision was revealed by the secretary of defense yesterday, who said turkey's invasion was increased, or rather, has increased the risk to u.s. forces on the ground there. we get the very latest from nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. >> reporter: the u.s. is getting out of syria. at the worst time. just as turkey is making rapid advances in its war against u.s. allies, the kurds of syria. advancing with the help of arab militia, u.s....
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and syria to an extent because, you know, we're flying into syria. a lot of syrian people with lots of guns. so we had good cover for probably the most dangerous part. it would not sound -- when you fly in, it doesn't sound like that would be the most dangerous when you're going into shooting and all of the things that happened once they broke into that pretty powerful compound. that was a very strong compound. and as i said, had tunnels. but the most dangerous part, we had great cooperation with -- y ma'am. >> did you inform speaker pelosi ahead of time? >> no, i didn't do that. i wanted to make sure this is kept secret. i didn't want to have men lost and women. i don't want to have people lost. >> do you anticipate inviting the special forces teams to the white house after? >> oh, yeah, they'll be invited. i don't know if they'll want to have their faces shown, to be honest with you. they want -- they are incredible for the country. they aren't looking for public relations. but they love doing what they're doing. i've seen it. first lady was out th
and syria to an extent because, you know, we're flying into syria. a lot of syrian people with lots of guns. so we had good cover for probably the most dangerous part. it would not sound -- when you fly in, it doesn't sound like that would be the most dangerous when you're going into shooting and all of the things that happened once they broke into that pretty powerful compound. that was a very strong compound. and as i said, had tunnels. but the most dangerous part, we had great cooperation...
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and getting out of syria. we don't have general mattis next to the president because of that. why does the president give erdogan a pass time and again? it was just a couple years ago, ayman, when the security guards on american soil in washington beat up peaceful protesters as erdogan watched. charges were dropped. time and again this president gives a pass to erdogan. but let's talk about what's happening on the ground, this surprise not just to the sdf, but to allies around the world, to the pentagon, to the state department, the surprise decision. imagine you're the commander in the field leading the sdf. you get a call at 3:00 a.m. yesterday morning to stand down and american troops are leaving your side, a complete surprise to that commander. >> and the first thing you're probably thinking of is all your troops and people you've had on the front lines are now exposed in someway, shape or form. they're going to be exposed from the turkish side that they could start shelling certain positions inside syria,
and getting out of syria. we don't have general mattis next to the president because of that. why does the president give erdogan a pass time and again? it was just a couple years ago, ayman, when the security guards on american soil in washington beat up peaceful protesters as erdogan watched. charges were dropped. time and again this president gives a pass to erdogan. but let's talk about what's happening on the ground, this surprise not just to the sdf, but to allies around the world, to the...
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syria, turkey. giuliani. plus, elizabeth warren versus the world. 2020 candidate took most of the incoming fire at last night's debate. so now what? what do you look for when you trade? i want free access to research. yep, td ameritrade's got that. free access to every platform. yeah, that too. i want to know what i'm paying upfront. yes, absolutely. now offering zero commissions on online trades. at outback, steak & oh no, it's gone.ck. phew, it's back with lobster mac & cheese. it's...
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and i think he's pretty loud and clear on syria. i think there's a lot of fraj dee that has gotten missed. this is a country that is trying to pull out of the sphere of russia. it has a lot of problems. it has corruption and a very weak economy. and right now this poor country is being dragged into a political on the united states and all it is trying to do is get russia out of its east, reinsert itself as an independent country and it's just a tragedy. >> we're going to be talking more about the impeachment factor and all the impeachment proceedings happening on capitol hill later in the show. great to have you on the show. >> thanks, hallie. >> there may be a reversal when it comes to the president's plan to remove troops out of syria. you heard the defense secretary talk about it this morning. mark esper is in the middle east. that's why he's not going to be at the cabinet meeting in just a bit. he's talking about a plan that may keep a few hundred troops in the country. >> our forces will remain in the towns that are located nea
and i think he's pretty loud and clear on syria. i think there's a lot of fraj dee that has gotten missed. this is a country that is trying to pull out of the sphere of russia. it has a lot of problems. it has corruption and a very weak economy. and right now this poor country is being dragged into a political on the united states and all it is trying to do is get russia out of its east, reinsert itself as an independent country and it's just a tragedy. >> we're going to be talking more...
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allies,ed kurd of syria. u.s. officials tell nbc news and they say the militias include former members of al qaeda and isis. it means turkey, a nato country, is using alleged terrorists to attack the kurds who fought with u.s. troops against isis for four years and carved out their own unofficial little state in the process. now that autonomous zone is collapsing, and as the turks and their lismilitias push deep -- nearly all of the troops in syria are leaving announced by mark esper. >> i spoke with the president last night. he directed we begin a deliberate withdrawal. >> reporter: with no u.s. protection, the 2 million kurds in syria fear they'll be ethically cleansed by turkey and its militias. isis is seizing this chaotic moment to regroup. hundreds of family members of isis fighters today broke out of a detention camp. amid all this, president trump tweeting the kurds of turkey have been fighting for years. others may want to come in and fight for one side or the other. let them. >> reporter: and tonight fac
allies,ed kurd of syria. u.s. officials tell nbc news and they say the militias include former members of al qaeda and isis. it means turkey, a nato country, is using alleged terrorists to attack the kurds who fought with u.s. troops against isis for four years and carved out their own unofficial little state in the process. now that autonomous zone is collapsing, and as the turks and their lismilitias push deep -- nearly all of the troops in syria are leaving announced by mark esper. >>...
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syria says ito feels threatene by advances made by syria's kurd. there's already deep seeded hostility between the government and population. in 1984, the kurdistana's work party, the pkk, which calls for kurdish aton autonomy, began an arms struggle that continues to this day. in the past 35 years, more than 40,000 people have been kill nd that struggle. now turkey considers ypg forces in syria to be an extension of the pkk in turkey, which it has declared to be a terrorist organization. in the meantime, syrian kurdish forces are holding more than 10,000 isis fighters, including 2,000 foreigners, in several prisons. angel is worry a new -- in syria could lead to a security vacuum that allows those prisoners to escape. they also control a camp home to more than 70,000 people. mostly the wives and children of isis fighters. joining me now to have a closer look at this, a foreign correspondent for the "new york times" who covers islamices extremism including isis and at the national security counsel. also served as spokesperson for the u.s. mission t
syria says ito feels threatene by advances made by syria's kurd. there's already deep seeded hostility between the government and population. in 1984, the kurdistana's work party, the pkk, which calls for kurdish aton autonomy, began an arms struggle that continues to this day. in the past 35 years, more than 40,000 people have been kill nd that struggle. now turkey considers ypg forces in syria to be an extension of the pkk in turkey, which it has declared to be a terrorist organization. in...
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. >> and we continue to follow turkey's assault on syria. casualties are rising and turkey says their ground offensive have been successful. governments across the world are condemning the attack and ukraine's president is speaking out about his call with the president saying there was no "blackma "blackmail" and says they're happy to investigate one of trump's conspiracy theories. and two men are under arrest, they are being subpoenaed in the house impeachment committee. they were arrested last night at dulles airport. they're set to appear in court soon. they were trying to leave the country. >> according to the indictment they're charged along with two other men for campaign finance violations including $325,000 in illegal straw donations to a trump super pac and $15,000 to another committee. they are the same men who julianny sajulian -- giuliani worked with him on the investigation into hunter biden. and joining us now is and tom, walk us through this one more time. rudy giuliani presented himself as someone working for the president tr
. >> and we continue to follow turkey's assault on syria. casualties are rising and turkey says their ground offensive have been successful. governments across the world are condemning the attack and ukraine's president is speaking out about his call with the president saying there was no "blackma "blackmail" and says they're happy to investigate one of trump's conspiracy theories. and two men are under arrest, they are being subpoenaed in the house impeachment committee....
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we are going to defend him on syria or go against him on syria, but defend him on everything else. look at these two things side by side. liz cheney on impeachment. this is starting to seem like a political setup. on syria, withdrawing u.s. forces is a catastrophic mistake. marco rubio on impeach, i don't know that that's a real request for china to investigate biden. on syria, the trump sensation mass made a grave mistake. does it give republicans more credibility or less credibility to be that different on two issues? >> look, i think it's irrelevant. it's two separate issues. you can debate the national security pl implications of each. i don't see the fact that they're coming out against a syrian policy on one and defend the president on impeachment on the other, quite frankly. >> on some level when they go back to their districts it allows them to push back on the narrative that trump has them in their hands for all reasons. they can say i did disagree with him on this. i did push back on this idea. for those voters who aren't convinced that they're thinking independently and
we are going to defend him on syria or go against him on syria, but defend him on everything else. look at these two things side by side. liz cheney on impeachment. this is starting to seem like a political setup. on syria, withdrawing u.s. forces is a catastrophic mistake. marco rubio on impeach, i don't know that that's a real request for china to investigate biden. on syria, the trump sensation mass made a grave mistake. does it give republicans more credibility or less credibility to be...
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so the future of syria is very much in doubt. i think we were holding together the balance of power with our force presence there. we were a trip wire against turkey coming across the border. that's now over, and we don't know whether or not isis is going to regroup and pose a more dangerous threat in the future, chuck. >> jeremy bash, a veteran of the obama administration from the pentagon and at the cia. thank you for coming on and sharing your views. when we come back, i'll talk to the chair of the democratic house caucus, hakeem jeffries of new york. we've seen a thing or two. even a- (ernie) lost rubber duckie? (burke) you mean this one? (ernie) rubber duckie! (cookie) what about a broken cookie jar? (burke) again, cookie? (cookie) yeah. me bad. (grover) yoooooow! oh! what about monsters having accidents? i am okay by the way! (burke) depends. did you cause the accident, grover? (grover) cause an accident? maybe... (bert) how do you know all this stuff? (burke) just comes with experience. (all muppets) yup. ♪ we are farmer
so the future of syria is very much in doubt. i think we were holding together the balance of power with our force presence there. we were a trip wire against turkey coming across the border. that's now over, and we don't know whether or not isis is going to regroup and pose a more dangerous threat in the future, chuck. >> jeremy bash, a veteran of the obama administration from the pentagon and at the cia. thank you for coming on and sharing your views. when we come back, i'll talk to the...
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syria? also, where did the intelligence come from? there are all kinds of deals being made on the side lines here that do not, frankly, involve the united states. principally between turkey and russia. so, you know, when i first saw evidence on social media that there was a raid into northwest syria, the allegations being made then were it was actually the turks that were invading in idlib province to mount some kind of special operations raid against al qaeda in idlib. now the reporting seems to suggest this is a u.s. raid targeting baghdadi. this is very strange, given the circumstances of the last two weeks, right? so i have a lot of questions about, a, how he got there. b, how the u.s. figured out he got there. and c, when the u.s. figured this out, because, again, there have been so many major developments happening in this part of the world in the last two weeks. it's almost impossible to keep track of them. >> all right, michael, thank you so much. please stay on the phone with us as
syria? also, where did the intelligence come from? there are all kinds of deals being made on the side lines here that do not, frankly, involve the united states. principally between turkey and russia. so, you know, when i first saw evidence on social media that there was a raid into northwest syria, the allegations being made then were it was actually the turks that were invading in idlib province to mount some kind of special operations raid against al qaeda in idlib. now the reporting seems...
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troops in syria. meanwhile, his new defense secretary contradicted the president's claim that those troops that are being withdrawn are coming home. secretary mark esper telling reporters the troops coming out of syria will be redeployed to iraq. >> the u.s. withdrawal continues apace from northeast syria. again, we e're talking weeks, n days. the current game plan is for those forces to reposition in western iraq, the ones coming out, right, that original 1,000. and then two missions. one is to help defend iraq and two is to perform a counter isis mission as we sort through the next steps. again, that's the current game plan. things could change between now and whenever we complete the withdrawal. >> this as kurdish civilians ai leave, some demonstrators thoughing potathough i throwing potatoes at the u.s. troops. joining me now is retired four star general, his new book is sailing true north. as you point out, this building that we sit in is dedicated by a former supreme allied commander, none other
troops in syria. meanwhile, his new defense secretary contradicted the president's claim that those troops that are being withdrawn are coming home. secretary mark esper telling reporters the troops coming out of syria will be redeployed to iraq. >> the u.s. withdrawal continues apace from northeast syria. again, we e're talking weeks, n days. the current game plan is for those forces to reposition in western iraq, the ones coming out, right, that original 1,000. and then two missions....
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iran is emboldened, syria is emboldened. we have done a couple of terrible things in one fell swoop, the president has done a couple of terrible things. he's emboldened iran in syria and russia. he's emboldened isis. he's ruined our credibility in the middle east and destroyed the morale of our troops. i'm seeing images of our soldiers retreating from their partners in northern syria, having stuff thrown at them. i know what that feels like. it's a terrible thing for a soldier to go through. the president obviously would not understand that. >> i want to play what the president said in his cabinet meeting yesterday about our one-time allies in syria, the kurds, who died alongside our troops to contain isis. take a listen. >> where is an agreement that said we have to stay in the middle east for the rest of humanity, for the rest of civilization to protect the kurds? as you know, most of the isis fighters that we captured, we, we, not obama, we, we captured them, me, our country captured them, working with others including th
iran is emboldened, syria is emboldened. we have done a couple of terrible things in one fell swoop, the president has done a couple of terrible things. he's emboldened iran in syria and russia. he's emboldened isis. he's ruined our credibility in the middle east and destroyed the morale of our troops. i'm seeing images of our soldiers retreating from their partners in northern syria, having stuff thrown at them. i know what that feels like. it's a terrible thing for a soldier to go through....
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when the president said today, syria, the invasion of turkey, turkey's invasion of syria is really of no consequence us to, do you know why we sanctioned turkey, if that's true? >> a new gallup poll shows over half of americans support president trump's impeachment and removal from office. 52% say they now back impeachment and removal. and up seven points since june. and 46% say they do not. down seven. support for trump's impeachment includes 6% of republicans, 55% of independents and 89% of democrats. the level of support for trump being impeached and removed is well above where it was for bill clinton during his presidency and also higher than all but the final poll for richard nixon before he resigned. support for clinton's impeachment and removal never got higher than 35%. richard nixon hit 58% in august of 1974. >>> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has advised republicans to prepare for an impeachment trial of president trump as soon as thanksgiving. during a closed door meeting, mcconnell gave a power point presentation to explain the impeachment process. the senate would
when the president said today, syria, the invasion of turkey, turkey's invasion of syria is really of no consequence us to, do you know why we sanctioned turkey, if that's true? >> a new gallup poll shows over half of americans support president trump's impeachment and removal from office. 52% say they now back impeachment and removal. and up seven points since june. and 46% say they do not. down seven. support for trump's impeachment includes 6% of republicans, 55% of independents and...
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. >> and troops go out of northern syria. we're going to go to the region for a live update and a busy hour ahead. ve update and a busy hour ahead oves cats. so, we got griswalda. dinner's almost ready. but one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with our renters insurance. yeah, switching and saving was really easy! drink it all up. good! could have used a little salt. visit geico.com and see how easy saving on renters insurance can be. the business of hard work... ...hustle... ...and high fives. modernized comfort inn's and suites have been refreshed because our business is you. get the lowest price guaranteed on all choice hotels when you book direct at choicehotels.com. laso you can enjoy it even ifst you're sensitive. se. yet some say it isn't real milk. i guess those cows must actually be big dogs. sit! i said sit! aaddiction. how juuline hooked kids and ignited an public health crisis." other news outlets report- juul took $12.8 billion from big tobacco. markets e-cigarettes with kid friendly flavors
. >> and troops go out of northern syria. we're going to go to the region for a live update and a busy hour ahead. ve update and a busy hour ahead oves cats. so, we got griswalda. dinner's almost ready. but one thing we could both agree on was getting geico to help with our renters insurance. yeah, switching and saving was really easy! drink it all up. good! could have used a little salt. visit geico.com and see how easy saving on renters insurance can be. the business of hard work......
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is syria what -- >> i don't know if syria alone. i'm not sure americans are predisposed to care as much as they ought to. >> isis fighters getting released. maybe not the kurds but isis fighters getting released. >> it is a real contrast to his message of strength and independence that he has taken these actions that have enabled russia and isis to move back into the region, which is astonishing. and if, in fact, any connection to his interest in turkey, that's going to be bad for him. >> what do you think? >> i've think we've already broken him. i think the country is just in the middle of the process of perhaps breaking. holding together. >> democrats? >> oh, no. as a country. i'm not just talking as a party. i'm talking as a country. president. we've broken him. the presidency has broken him. no adult person should behave the way he behaves. if it was your parent, your friend tweeting in the middle of the night in all capital letters and cursing and acting the way that president trump is behaving, you'd probably be concerned abou
is syria what -- >> i don't know if syria alone. i'm not sure americans are predisposed to care as much as they ought to. >> isis fighters getting released. maybe not the kurds but isis fighters getting released. >> it is a real contrast to his message of strength and independence that he has taken these actions that have enabled russia and isis to move back into the region, which is astonishing. and if, in fact, any connection to his interest in turkey, that's going to be bad...
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in fact that did nothing to change anything in syria. the place he hit was rebuilt, assad is still in power, assad has continued to use chemical weapons. to this question of how do we deal with terrorist threats in the middle east, what we're wrestling with is president obama knew there wasn't congressional support for another war in the middle east, to remove bashar al assad from power. we knew, for instance, that because of what richard said, because of the searing memory of iraq, it was going to be very hard to go after isis with u.s. ground troops. there was going to be support from the american people to do that. here's why this is important, andrea, because what we did instead is we fittigured out a of capabilities, u.s. air power, special forces on the ground, and a ground force, the kurds chiefly, who could dislodge isis. what is so tragic here is not only have we betrayed the people, the kurds, who fought as that ground force, to take back that ground from isis, not only have we reintroduced the threat of isis because of the kur
in fact that did nothing to change anything in syria. the place he hit was rebuilt, assad is still in power, assad has continued to use chemical weapons. to this question of how do we deal with terrorist threats in the middle east, what we're wrestling with is president obama knew there wasn't congressional support for another war in the middle east, to remove bashar al assad from power. we knew, for instance, that because of what richard said, because of the searing memory of iraq, it was...
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troops in syria. the u.s. president today said the conflict there, quote, has nothing to do with us. meanwhile turkey today intensified its military campaign as even the u.s. calls a cease-fire. as even the u.s. a cease-fire it's tough to quit smoking cold turkey. so chantix can help you quit slow turkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting so when the day arrives, you'll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. stop chantix and get help right away if you have changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions, seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking, or life-threatening allergic and skin reactions. decrease alcohol use. use caution driving or operating machinery. tell your doctor if you've had mental health problems. the most common side effect is nau
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he has withdrawn our forces from syria and basically given syria to russia, to iran, and to assad. and at the same time, opened up the opportunity for isis to reorganize itself and again become a threat to the united states and to europe. every part of this decision has weakened the united states. but most importantly, it has undercut our credibility in the world. there isn't an ally that we've around the world that doesn't as a result of what the president did now distrust us and worry about whether or not we will stand by our word. >> turkey is a nato ally. and there is no mechanism that i am aware of for reducing somebody from nato. a country can quit nato. but they have at least 50 tactical nukes at the nato base on turkish land. do we have any ability to control or protect those nuclear weapons, or does erdogan have control over whether we try to remove them? >> no, we're the ones that -- the united states is defending that supply of nuclear weapons that are located in turkey. and i'm sure we will continue to do so. i think the bigger issue is going to be, as the situation det
he has withdrawn our forces from syria and basically given syria to russia, to iran, and to assad. and at the same time, opened up the opportunity for isis to reorganize itself and again become a threat to the united states and to europe. every part of this decision has weakened the united states. but most importantly, it has undercut our credibility in the world. there isn't an ally that we've around the world that doesn't as a result of what the president did now distrust us and worry about...
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it ran a large piece of iraq and syria. that mipgs was progressing, it was successful and then last march the mission had gotten so successful that the isis caliphate was toppled and the leader, as courtney was saying, then went into hiding. he issued a few audio recordings but was on run. he no longer ran the caliphate. but he was trying to rebuild the isis fighters. as all of this was happening, the tail end of what had been a very successful counterterrorism operation, in fact, had the last two weeks or so not happened, i think you would have seen kurds out celebrating, american troops out celebrating that this was the sul mination of the five-year partnership. but instead, just before this raid over the last two weeks, we saw a change in that relationship, a dramatic one when president trump decided to first pull back american troops and then decide to change his mind and then, instead of pulling all the troops out of syria, he was sending them to another part of syria to protect oil fields leaving the kurds feeling ver
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allies in syria, a move sure to strengthen adversaries like iran, russia and assad in syria. two officials tell me today that donald trump is effectively cracking his own firewall by jeopardizing the support of gop senators who may decide his fate in the senate trial if the house impeaches him for soliciting foreign assistance with the 2020 election. these officials said that the link between trump's decision to leave american allies to die in northern syria and trump's political fate, the u.s. senate, is likely lost on trump at this point but not on weary gop senators who will serve as jurors in any impeachment trial and are now armed with more evidence that donald trump may be a threat to u.s. national security aims. and donald trump's impeachment in the house becomes more likely with the emergence of a second whistle-blower who has come forward to corroborate the first whistle-blower's account of flagrant abuse of power and a clear attempt to get the ukrainian president to investigate the biden family. "new york times" reports on the new whistle-blower, quote, an intellige
allies in syria, a move sure to strengthen adversaries like iran, russia and assad in syria. two officials tell me today that donald trump is effectively cracking his own firewall by jeopardizing the support of gop senators who may decide his fate in the senate trial if the house impeaches him for soliciting foreign assistance with the 2020 election. these officials said that the link between trump's decision to leave american allies to die in northern syria and trump's political fate, the u.s....
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is now going to be controlled by syria and russia. but i would also want to just quickly say, because i know those special operations forces very well, i did oversight on the senate arms committee. although it's a very small force, they are huge enablers. they teach the curds akurds and to fight isis. their impact is great. >> they're a force multiplier. >> i don't wan't to under represent what they're doing. >> a lot more to come tonight. apparently don mcgann and donald trump jr. didn't testify before the mueller grand jury. julia ainsley joins us to put this revelation in context. >>> american troops in syria not coming home from syria but going to an even more dangerous theater in neighboring iraq. at 8:00 i am joined by congressman max rose for his analysis on everything this week. >>> and later, if your bingo card had a nasty primary fight breaking up between hillary clinton and tulsi gabbard, guess what, you won. we're going to tell you, or at least try to untangle the fight that has spilled out into public view. i wish i could
is now going to be controlled by syria and russia. but i would also want to just quickly say, because i know those special operations forces very well, i did oversight on the senate arms committee. although it's a very small force, they are huge enablers. they teach the curds akurds and to fight isis. their impact is great. >> they're a force multiplier. >> i don't wan't to under represent what they're doing. >> a lot more to come tonight. apparently don mcgann and donald...
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troops from syria. he told axios last week, quote, if i hear the president say one more time, i made a campaign promise to get out of syria, i'm going to throw up, which somehow gets us to rick wilson, longtime republican strategist who is soon following up on his first book "everything trump touches dies," with a new work "running against the devil." it is due out in early 2020. rick, good evening to you. how do you think lindsey graham is doing tonight? >> uncomfortable would be the word i would pick because lindsey has a filing deadline of march 31st coming up next year, and he lives now under the fear that donald trump is going to tweet out that somebody else should run in the primary against him, which is donald trump's jerky superpower against republicans, is that he can get somebody to primary them. so lindsey is feeling a very interesting feeling right now. it's a sort of weird pricking sensation. it's called his soul trying to get back into his body. he had sold it to donald trump pretty effect
troops from syria. he told axios last week, quote, if i hear the president say one more time, i made a campaign promise to get out of syria, i'm going to throw up, which somehow gets us to rick wilson, longtime republican strategist who is soon following up on his first book "everything trump touches dies," with a new work "running against the devil." it is due out in early 2020. rick, good evening to you. how do you think lindsey graham is doing tonight? >>...
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troops out of syria and the benefits that that served to russia and to the autocrat in syria. do you think that -- i mean to me it seemed that buttigieg really shined in this part of the debate because he really was able to bring to bear his own service and sound coherent on it. in your mind, did he or anyone else stand out to you as rising to the moment? >> i think mayor pete certainly did. we heard specifics to joe biden, reference to no fly zone as perhaps the next military step to take. this provides interesting dynamic to the foreign policy debate for the candidates because it was such a personal moment of donald trump the man where the world witnessed the depravity of the man, if you will, who by a singular decision knew he was unleashing carnage on the kurds and he allowed it to happen which was why there's a visceral reaction among the voters. and the candidates on stage tonight knew that they could play to that, rightfully so, and address the anger of the american people. you heard that in the clips you played from biden and warren talking about what trump had unleash
troops out of syria and the benefits that that served to russia and to the autocrat in syria. do you think that -- i mean to me it seemed that buttigieg really shined in this part of the debate because he really was able to bring to bear his own service and sound coherent on it. in your mind, did he or anyone else stand out to you as rising to the moment? >> i think mayor pete certainly did. we heard specifics to joe biden, reference to no fly zone as perhaps the next military step to...
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troops and syria. the secretary is saying there would be a smaller footprint, 2,000 down to about a thousand who have been there for the last year. those who remains would continue to execute counter terrorism mission. all we have before hearing is the next mission is securing the oil fields. when he was pressed on that, they'll continue way in the south of syria and down near the jordanian border. >> that was an interesting reference. l i want to get your thoughts on something that the secretary of defense says about turkey. he says turkey bears responsibility for some of the instability of what's going on in syria. he did verify whether or not of what extent it involves any kind of turkish planning. he did reference neighbor military and countries made aid ware aware of. what do you make of the reference he made about turkey saying that turkey is contributing to the instability of the region? >> well, that's common sense in washington, d.c. when co when it comes to the operation on saturday. military
troops and syria. the secretary is saying there would be a smaller footprint, 2,000 down to about a thousand who have been there for the last year. those who remains would continue to execute counter terrorism mission. all we have before hearing is the next mission is securing the oil fields. when he was pressed on that, they'll continue way in the south of syria and down near the jordanian border. >> that was an interesting reference. l i want to get your thoughts on something that the...
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the turkish air strikes have started in syria. this is a live picture in syria, the major escalation in the middle east on the heels of the president's decision to abruptly pull the u.s. troops out. we're going to go live in that region in just a moment. i'm also going to spend some time talking to a lawmaker who literally just returned from that area, from syria as part of a congressional delegation. she's going to join me to talk about what she saw on the ground as we continue to keep a live eye on the situation there in syria. >>> also two headlines back here domestically that could mark a fairly dramatic shift in the 2020 field. elizabeth warren officially taking the lead in the average of national polling. also how bernie sanders is changing up his campaign after his health scare. >> i certainly intend to be actively campaigning. i think we can change the nature of the campaign a bit. >>> warplanes have carried out air strikes against kurdish-led forces in syria. turkish troops we're being told right now have moved toward the
the turkish air strikes have started in syria. this is a live picture in syria, the major escalation in the middle east on the heels of the president's decision to abruptly pull the u.s. troops out. we're going to go live in that region in just a moment. i'm also going to spend some time talking to a lawmaker who literally just returned from that area, from syria as part of a congressional delegation. she's going to join me to talk about what she saw on the ground as we continue to keep a live...
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presence in afghanistan, iraq and syria. and really has advocated to pull troops out of those hot spots. the reason the last week should make senator paul uncomfortable is the net number of american troops in the middle east actually went up because trump sent a significant number of american soldiers to saudi arabia. so for people like paul who want the american footprint in this part of the world to be smaller, last week was not successful. but since he's a close ally of the president, it's not surprising to hear him argue sort of from a defeatist perspective that the u.s. couldn't have done anything, and regardless of our actions, the turks would have proceeded as they have. most mainstream foreign policy thinkers would not agree with paul's analysis there. >> peter, is that how you understand it from the white house, that turkey was going in either way? >> well, that's right. you have heard them say that. they've been intending to go in for a long time and they have not done so because the united states resisted it and l
presence in afghanistan, iraq and syria. and really has advocated to pull troops out of those hot spots. the reason the last week should make senator paul uncomfortable is the net number of american troops in the middle east actually went up because trump sent a significant number of american soldiers to saudi arabia. so for people like paul who want the american footprint in this part of the world to be smaller, last week was not successful. but since he's a close ally of the president, it's...
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ambassador to syria. facing questions yesterday on the impact of turkey's offensive in northeast syria. walter isaacson joins the conversation along with willie and me. my first question is was there any argument made in that testimony in support of this policy that chose that in anyway. >> not really. he tried to put the best face he could on it. not only was he not consulted but that the policies in place having the kurds control an area with the turks on the other side was working back in august that was agreed to by the turks and they just decided to go ahead and through and what we have is election politics and not national security being decided by the president of the united states and it's a betrayal to the kurds and our policy with russia and it's one of the worst national security blunders i have seen. >> senator, it's willie geist. you mention them coming to an agreement to fill the void as planned as the americans moved aside in northeast syria. is there anything the united states can do at th
ambassador to syria. facing questions yesterday on the impact of turkey's offensive in northeast syria. walter isaacson joins the conversation along with willie and me. my first question is was there any argument made in that testimony in support of this policy that chose that in anyway. >> not really. he tried to put the best face he could on it. not only was he not consulted but that the policies in place having the kurds control an area with the turks on the other side was working back...
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policy is going on syria. he's moving in this direction more and more with the past four or five days. the white house makes -- talking through their strategies if you will when it comes to this region. graham seems to want to make sure that the president gets what graham perceives as the praise he's not getting. the senator says everyon the president's worst critic today should say a job well done. members of press core here. as for the politics of this. extremely unusual to see a senator briefed from this podium. i can't remember it happening when i cover the trump administrati administration. we see lawmakers outside in front of the west wing still at the white house when they're coming for the meeting. it is pouring rain outside. there is no roof over hang where they normally stands. that may have something to do with the senator's decision to come out in the briefing room closed door. he was asked twice by myself and one of my colleagues here from abc news of the idea that president trump we know based fr
policy is going on syria. he's moving in this direction more and more with the past four or five days. the white house makes -- talking through their strategies if you will when it comes to this region. graham seems to want to make sure that the president gets what graham perceives as the praise he's not getting. the senator says everyon the president's worst critic today should say a job well done. members of press core here. as for the politics of this. extremely unusual to see a senator...
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troops from northern syria, he appears to be on his own in that fight. today republican congressman john shimkus of illinois who has already decided not to run for re-election simply said this. >> i'm heartbroken. in fact, i called my chief of staff, and said, pull my name off the "i support donald trump" list. i mean, this is just -- we have just stabbed our allies in the back. >> now, the shimkus comments come as a new fox news poll shows 51% of registered voters supporting impeachment and removal of the president. the president dismissed the fox poll on twitter using language we'd prefer not to use on this air. as "the washington post" phillip rutger and robert costa put it, instead to have enjoying uncontested gop support as he plunges into a constitutional showdown with house democrats and prepares for a bruising re-election campaign, trump is now fighting on two fronts within his party. so sahil, ruth, and matthew are back with me. matthew, let me start with, it is striking, it's not striking to me that there is a split on foreign policy, between t
troops from northern syria, he appears to be on his own in that fight. today republican congressman john shimkus of illinois who has already decided not to run for re-election simply said this. >> i'm heartbroken. in fact, i called my chief of staff, and said, pull my name off the "i support donald trump" list. i mean, this is just -- we have just stabbed our allies in the back. >> now, the shimkus comments come as a new fox news poll shows 51% of registered voters...
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forces here in syria. that is what just happened right now. >> richard engel in northern syria. richard, i want to bring in your colleague, keir simmons. keir, you're in ankara, you're in turkey where that press conference just happened. what exactly did the turkish get and what exactly did the u.s. get? >> reporter: well, katy, the turkish government got a lot. i think that the u.s. government is going to be open to the accusations that effectively it's handed turkey a victory. i mean, vice president pence here took a limited number of questions, but one of the important questions he took is, is this a second betrayal of the kurds? because what you are seeing now is washington agreeing to exactly what president erdogan said that he wanted, which is this safe zone. washington has accepted that. washington will be accused of effectively vindicating turkish aggression, because one turkish official after this meeting walked out and according to reports said, we got exactly what we wanted. and there are so many questions, katy, at this stage. who is going to police this safe zone? b
forces here in syria. that is what just happened right now. >> richard engel in northern syria. richard, i want to bring in your colleague, keir simmons. keir, you're in ankara, you're in turkey where that press conference just happened. what exactly did the turkish get and what exactly did the u.s. get? >> reporter: well, katy, the turkish government got a lot. i think that the u.s. government is going to be open to the accusations that effectively it's handed turkey a victory. i...
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>> he was saying the kurds are leaving northern syria, that they are fleeing. we know that many are. they're fleeing almost in a refugee status for sure, so you have that confirmation as well. we're showing video of it. but that what president said you don't need to speak on whether it's good to have troops there for the next 50 years but the president saying that we can't guard our own borders and so why should we be there in the border there between syria and turkey, how is that being interpreted? >> right. you know, i think what gets broadcast is the forever war nar tifr. we've been in this conflict for years now and we need to bring our troops home but what is lost in that discussion at the height of the iraq war we had about 100,000 american troops that were stationed in iraq and the surrounding area. the -- the syrian offensive and the syrian military campaign was being carried out between 2,003,000 american soldiers so 2 to 3% of what -- of what the height of our -- of our involvement was. it was in fact a very small number of troops who were incredibly
>> he was saying the kurds are leaving northern syria, that they are fleeing. we know that many are. they're fleeing almost in a refugee status for sure, so you have that confirmation as well. we're showing video of it. but that what president said you don't need to speak on whether it's good to have troops there for the next 50 years but the president saying that we can't guard our own borders and so why should we be there in the border there between syria and turkey, how is that being...
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troops out of syria. as "the washington post" puts it, trump's syrian decision tests the bounds of republican support as he demands -- one of them being former south carolina governor mark sanford who joins me now from new hampshire, as i understand it. thanks for your time, sir. first of all, do you see a new lane for support opening up among republican voters because of the president's national security decision to pull these service members out of syria? >> we will see. it well might, simply because, if you look at the defense quadrant of the republican party voting bloc, folks that have been focused on foreign policy, defense issues, security issues, i think it causes a lot of questions. what we don't want to see in foreign policy is impulsive foreign policy. it feels like that. i think that's why lindsey graham las spoken up as he has. >> you were asked this weekend if you would still vote for the president in 2020 if he were the republican nominee. for folks who didn't catch it, here is how you answ
troops out of syria. as "the washington post" puts it, trump's syrian decision tests the bounds of republican support as he demands -- one of them being former south carolina governor mark sanford who joins me now from new hampshire, as i understand it. thanks for your time, sir. first of all, do you see a new lane for support opening up among republican voters because of the president's national security decision to pull these service members out of syria? >> we will see. it...
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let syria and aside protect the kurds and fight turkey for their own land. i said to my generals why should we be fighting for syria and assad to protect the land of our enemy. anyone who wants to protect syria and assisting the kurds is good with me, russia, china, or
let syria and aside protect the kurds and fight turkey for their own land. i said to my generals why should we be fighting for syria and assad to protect the land of our enemy. anyone who wants to protect syria and assisting the kurds is good with me, russia, china, or
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troops from syria. the letter was first released by trish regan of fox business and it reads, quote, dr. mrdr. mr.-- dear mr. president, let's work out a good deal. you don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people. i don't want to be responsible for destroying the turkish economy. and i will. history will look upon you favorably if you get this done the right and humane way. it will look upon you forever as the devil if good things don't happen. don't be a tough guy. don't be a fool. i will call you later." there was also this from the president today while alongside the leader of italy. >> our country is looking into the corruption of the 2016 election. it was a corrupt election, whether it's comey or mccabe or strzok or his lover lisa page, the two great lovers. there was a lot of corruption. maybe it goes right up to president obama. i happen to think it does. >> with that and here for our leadoff discussion on a wednesday night, we welcome back to the broadcast peter baker, chie
troops from syria. the letter was first released by trish regan of fox business and it reads, quote, dr. mrdr. mr.-- dear mr. president, let's work out a good deal. you don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people. i don't want to be responsible for destroying the turkish economy. and i will. history will look upon you favorably if you get this done the right and humane way. it will look upon you forever as the devil if good things don't happen. don't be a tough guy. don't...
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>> to richard engel in northern syria. richard? >> reporter: so andrea, we are now witnessing a land grab. you have the turkish forces advancing from the north. they are backed by militias. these militias include extremists, former members of isis and al qaeda. just imagine that for one second. you have a nato country using an extremist militia as a ground force. as hard to believe as that is, that is happening right now. those militias are moving forward. the militias and the turkish forces have captured around 50 towns and villages. as that is coming down primarily from the north, you have the kurdish forces, the kurdish forces who were collapsing, who were failing. they called in the assad government to reinforce them, but the assad government is only coming in slowly. the assad government has moved into several locations but not as many as the kurds need right now. as those reenforcements from the assad army are arriving, the kurds are still fighting. they are still trying to push back the militias primarily, because right now
>> to richard engel in northern syria. richard? >> reporter: so andrea, we are now witnessing a land grab. you have the turkish forces advancing from the north. they are backed by militias. these militias include extremists, former members of isis and al qaeda. just imagine that for one second. you have a nato country using an extremist militia as a ground force. as hard to believe as that is, that is happening right now. those militias are moving forward. the militias and the...