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Decimating isis, though, right? >> i give the president and the administration a lot of credit for taking the handcuffs off of our military that were frankly put on there by the obama administration and destroying isis as a caliphate, as a country. at one point it was bigger than maine with a $250 million economy. but isis is not destroyed as a movement, its metastasizing, its growing. on the armed services committee we just received testimony yesterday about its growth all over the world, so we...

Their tax returns and politicizing that issue. i have issues across the board with it, bottom line. >> do you prefer when presidential candidates still release their tax returns? >> it certainly has been the precedent for presidents to do it in the past. but again, right now we have a voluntary system. if we want to change that system, then lets look into it, but using some type of subpoena power or just doing it involuntarily post facto is what i have problems with, not to mention the fact of t...

About this during the state of the union. he was touting how much the taliban wants them. is that really a sign of u.s. progress, though, saying that the taliban wants to negotiate a way for the u.s. to get out of afghanistan? >> yeah, so i have some real concerns here, brianna. look, we all want the soldiers to come home. that is just a universal goal. but we also dont want to give up our gains and we dont want another 9/11. right now half the worlds terrorist organizations exist in the afghan-...

>> our boys, our young women, our men, theyre all coming back, and theyre coming back now. we won. i never said were doing it that quickly, but were decimating isis. >> doesnt now mean quickly? >> theyre not perfect, but i would say with bolton, we look at this in every administration. why? because were looking at who is carrying the day and what it means for americans and the world. who is actually shaping policy? >> in this case, forgive me for interrupting, in this case policy that effects a ...

>> they are all coming back. >> it would in fact have preconditions. >> it is north east syria in a way that makes sure and not able to revive itself and become a threat again. >> we will be removing our troops. i never said we are doing it that quickly but we are decimating isis. >> it is extraordinarily dangerous to send mixed signals. >> in his tirade he said he was ignores bolton and listening to the presidents words instead begging the question who do countries look to now for direction on ...

>> a furious response from one of the united states most important nato allies. after he delivered to turkey a list of five conditions with four american troops leads syria. >> bolton visiting israel indicated that u.s. forces would not be leading syria until isis is defeated and kurdish forces a protected. bolt dp boltons comments are not possible for us to swallow. terrorists. he reportedly denied a meeting with bolton who did meet with his turk irk counter part. a spokesman said that a meetin...

>> if im not world leader i would not believe a word that any cabinet official or any aid tells me until i hear it from donald trump himself. i wouldnt necessarily believe it from donald trump either because he is liable to change his mind so there is no consistent u.s. foreign policy. there is no consistent message. >> now, adding to the confusion is secretary of state mike pompeo who is also traveling in the middle east to eight different countries and whose me message is that the u.s. is not ...

Withdraw, but to do so from northeast syria in a way that makes sure that isis is defeated and not able to revive itself and a become a threat again and to make sure that the defense of israel and our other friends in the region is absolutely assured. and to take care of those who have fought with us against isis and other terrorist groups. >> well, you may remember just a few weeks ago, the president claimed that isis already had been wiped out. im quoting, he said, we have defeated isis in syr...

Come back home. >> reporter: the pentagon initially saying the presidents order would be carried out in 30 days. the day after that surprise announcement, defense secretary jim mattis resigned in protest. but now, bolton says that withdrawal will only happen if certain conditions are met -- the protection of u.s. allies in the region and the complete defeat of isis. bolton stressed theres now no timetable for removal of the 2,000 troops. and the president saying there was never a deadline. >> i ...

>> capri: thats right. just because he came close and a red state doesnt mean it will carry the day. >> melissa: a mid fall out over president trumps decision to withdraw troops from syria, a top white house official is laying out conditions that must be met before our troops come home. doesnt signal a potential shift in strategy? we will debate that. >> we are pulling back in syria. we are going to be removing our troops. i never said we are doing it that quickly, but we are decimating isis. �...