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>> sandra: fox news alert. two americans suspected of being isis fighters captured in eastern syria. they were identified as warren christopher clark from houston, and another man with no location in the u.s. reported for him. kurdish forces captured the pair in a group that were suspected fighters from ireland and pakistan. >> president trump: we are pulling back in syria. were going to be removing our troops. i never said were doing it that quickly. but were decimating isis. when i was elected...

About this withdrawal from syria. we want to make sure they understand completely what that means. theres no change in our commitment to the defeat of the caliphate or vices globely. theres no change in our counter iran strategy. were going to withdraw our 2,000 soldiers from syria but the mission, the purpose for which we have been involved in the 24-month administration remains in full. >> those comments coming before pompeo embarks on a trip to at least eight middle east countries to reassure...

Troops. i never said were doing it that quickly, but were decimating isis. >> but on december 19th, you may recall the president tweeted that he was withdrawing in weeks from syria, leading the next day to the resignation in protest by his defense secretary james mattis. joining me from ankara turkey, tara lee and the white house correspondent for the washington post and the pentagon and state department correspondent, as well. carol, this is an extraordinary trip. i know we have a bit of a sate...

Were going to be removing our troops. i never said were doing it that quickly, but were decimating isis. were helping other countries when we do that, too. you have to remember, iran hates isis more than we do, if thats possible. russia hates isis more than we do. turkey hates isis, maybe not as much as we do. >> cnns ian lee is in jerusalem, so ian, bolton is in israel and at least trying to reassure that ally. how effective is this? >> reporter: i think its going to make some pope in the regio...

Were going to be removing our troops. i never said were doing it quickly but were decimating isis. when i was elected president two years ago, isis was all over syria and all over iraq. weve wiped out isis in iraq. weve wiped out isis and were doing it for two reasons. were really doing it because we dont want them coming here just so we understand. but were doing it for a number of reasons. now, were helping other countries when we do that too, you have to remember. iran hates isis more than we...

Them all. theres a reason why politicians and wealthy people build walls around their houses and their compounds. i know more about drones than anybody. i know about every form of safety that you cant have. unless youre a world-class pole vaulter on the olympic team. im the only person in the history of our country that could really decimate isis. everybody gives me credit for decimating isis. i like winning. were hitting the hell out of them, the isis people. were talking to the taliban and a l...

Not too good. not too good. im not happy with what hes done in afghanistan. and i shouldnt be happy. but he was very happy. he was very thankful when i got him $700 billion and then the following year $716 billion. so i mean i wish him well. i hope he does well. but as you know, president obama fired him. and essentially so did i. >> we should point out that mattis was not fired. he resigned on december 20th. president trump went on to offer his thoughts on the conflict in afghanistan and added ...

But as you know, president obama fired him. and essentially so did i. >> we should point out that mattis was not fired. he resigned on december 20th. president trump went on to offer his thoughts on the conflict in afghanistan and added that he himself would have been a good general. >> we have an area that i brought up with our generals four or five weeks ago where taliban is here, isis is here, and theyre fighting each other. i said why dont you let them fight? why are we getting in the middle...

President trump took time to reflect on all the alone time hes recently had at the white house. and he had a lot to say. >> when they say the walls immoral, you better do something about the vatican because the vatican has the biggest wall of them all. theres a reason why politicians and wealthy people build walls around their houses and their compounds. i know more about drones than anybody. i know about every form of safety that you cant have. unless youre a world-class pole vaulter on the oly...

Vaulter on the olympic team. im the only person in the history of our country that could really decimate isis. everybody gives me credit for decimating isis. i like winning. were hitting the hell out of them, the isis people. were talking to the taliban and were talking to a lot of different people. i had a meeting at the pentagon with lots of generals like from a movie. better looking than tom cruise and stronger. i saw more computer boards than i think they make today. >> still with us. eugene...