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We can come out of afghanistan and iraq, and syria, i get it, but its not going back. if we have to leave a force to go back and kill terrorists. that force could be stationed anywhere. the nation-building is whats causing all this and not the killing of terrorists. so, we could remove we could bring soldiers back out of syria and never given permission for turkey to move which is going to take about 100,000 square kilometers junk on the northern syria and the hill of a buffer zone. >> shannon: ...

Syrian army forces. they are aligned with turkey he has witnessed them aattacking syrian kurds with whom he is with. i have been with these guys in 2016 in mosul aligned with kurds fighting with isis. i trust. also matching our recording, red cross also unable to get there because of the continued fighting. brian: in a way turkey has to feel good about this. they get to stay in so-called safe zone. the sanctions dont get there the kurds get a chance to get out. the turks get the buffer zone that...

A cease-fire. >> americas kurdish allies said they shamelessly offended by the ms ration announced they would agree to the cease-fire, general, the head of the kurdish democratic forces said it was just the beginning. adding that shannon, turkey was not going to get what it wanted to. >> shannon: well, john, theres been some quibbling about the language and the interpretation of the semantics and is it something more? >> it seems that one person cease-fire is another persons opportunity to mop u...

Secretary of state, mike pompeo, here on a very tough task and awkward time. theyre coming with this message, that they want an immediate cease-fire. when turkey has made its position very clear, saying they will not be ending this offensive. they will go ahead with this military operation, to achieve their objectives. their main objective is that they want to push the kurdish fighters as they see as an existential threat to turkey. the biggest national security threat, they want to push them aw...

Confident that thats already taking place and were going to be using all of the leverage that we have of having fought alongside syrian defense forces in the battle against isis to facilitate their safe withdrawal, but we think we -- we think this is an outcome that will greatly serve the interests of -- of -- of the kurdish population in syria and greatly serve the interests of turkey and create the kind of long-term buffer zone that will ensure peace and stability in the region. >> mr. vice pr...

Kurds are much safer right now. but the kurds know how to fight. as i said, theyre not angels. theyre not angels. >> pompeo and vice president pence land in turkey this morning, leading a delegation trying to get erdogan to halt the offensive. yesterday, the house, including 100 republicans, voted overwhelmingly to condemn the presidents troop pullout from syria. jomana karadsheh joins us this morning. good morning to you. huh how much is watching erdogan at this point? >> reporter: they are cal...

Call on turkish forces to stand down, to end the violence, to agree to negotiations. and today im proud to report, thanks to the strong leadership of president donald trump and the strong relationship between president erdogan and turkey and the united states of america that today the united states and turkey have agreed to a cease-fire in syria. the turkish side will pause operation peace spring in order to allow for the withdrawal of ypg forces from the safe zone for 120 hours. all military op...

The safe zone for an orderly withdrawal outside the 20-mile mark and were going to go forward together in bringing peace and security to this region. im very confident in that. okay, gonja shinite, please. >> reporter: there are reports by some international organizations how they are treating minorities in northern syria. christian leaders in turkey are making calls to the country to ensure peace and security in the region. im wondering your thoughts on this. >> well, ill let the secretary also...

Region. president erdogan also shared with me the perspective of many leaders in religious communities here in turkey who had great concerns about violence and persecution taking place along the border. and so part of our agreement is to continue to work very closely to ensure that religious minorities can thrive and that religious pluralism is one of the characteristics of this safe zone for some time to come. mr. secretary? >> weve certainly heard -- the vice president and i heard from christi...

The united states facilitates the withdrawal of ypg from the affected areas in the safe zone, and once that is completed, turkey has agreed to a permanent cease fire, and the united states of america will work with turkey, will work with nations around the world to ensure that peace and stability is the order of the day in this safe zone on the border between syria and turkey. with that, let me recognize secretary of state mike pompeo, and thank you, mr. secretary, for your great work. >> thanks...