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The least to degrade it significantly if not destroyed it. that is one of the concerns that we have. it will reconstitute itself but they lost 10,000 fighters and we were able to operate tragically lost six or seven special forces operators and that is a great loss to their families and to the country. but compared to the suffering of the kurds, it is quite a difference. and were also worried now about whether the kurds could maintain those prisons in which isis, hard-core isis and some internat...

I know american and kurdish forces were fighting to contain isis. the kurds have been given if not all, most of the credit for containing and basically all but doing away with the caliphate there in syria. what happens when the turkish settlements arise? >> so, heres where it gets more interesting. more disturbing. isis is not a black and white thing. there are the isis members who are in the camps. these were ones who were caught on the battlefield at the end of the campaign. there are also man...

Clear out terrorists. this is a displacement campaign. turkey is moving in because the kurds, with the american protection, have set up this autonomous zone where i am right now. turkey does not want this autonomous zone to exist. and turkey is not just invading, it is bringing in people, militias fighting alongside turkish groups who plan to stay afterwards. turkey is rolling out and describing all over turkish media. the new settlement plans. how many new housing units are going to be built in...

Settle here and reinvent themselves as the liberators of this land. the people who are in the camps, the hardcore isis fighters who stuck with the group until the end, well, theyre still in the camps. there are two main camps and several other ones. theyre guarded by the kurds. not guarded by the u.s. forces. as the kurds rush off or lead to protect their families, those camps are not as well guarded so obviously, theres a concern that there could be prison breaks. and the isis leader in hiding,...

Against isis told fox news, i am ashamed for the first time in my career. yesterday, president trump stood by his decision to withdraw u.s. troops. >> i feel that we are doing the right thing, and i think the country feels that, too. weve had tremendous support out of the washington -- little washington area, even in washington, people are saying youre doing the right thing. has to be done, otherwise, youre never going to do it. >> joining me from northern syria, nbc news chief correspondent ric...

11,000 people who are actually in prison right now for being terrorists who want to kill everyone in the west, and they are no different than what we have held in guantanamo for years at an exorbitant cost to the american taxpayer. and donald trump, my understanding is he has given them a get out of jail free card by what hes done, and would you talk to that so that we can make sure that people understand this is one of the by-products of a guy who changes foreign policy on a dime when he talks ...

One thing i would add to my comments to claire a moment ago that i really hope people will think about, theres a prison camp where the families of these isis detainees, their wives and children, other relatives are being held. there are as many as 70,000 at this camp, and im told it is about to blow, that as the isis pru prisoners begin to escape, theyre going to want to go to their families. theyre going to want to find their wives and children, and that kind of rampage, i think will gather mom...

Vengeance. >> with all this as the backdrop, lets bring in ranking member of the homeland security committee democratic senator gary peters of michigan. its good to see you. let me ask you as a member of armed services, when did you learn of the presidents decision to pull back in northeast syria? >> i think i learned about it like everybody learned about it, which was just with a tweet and press accounts. >> and what was your reaction to that decision? >> my reaction was this is a horrible deci...

Disrupting their push against isis militants. turkish officials also tell reuters that its military yesterday struck the syrian iraqi border to prevent kurdish forces from using the route to reinforce northeast syria. david ignatius, you have new reporting on what may be imminent. what are you hearing? >> mika, i was told last night that this turkish attack across the border with air assets and on the ground would come within the next 24 hours. this morning talking to my sources who are in touch...

Because -- >> week? >> well, if you look at whats happened, think about this. he sold his soul on the rationalization that he was in the room and impacting donald trump on foreign policy. thats what he sold his soul for. >> great. >> and now with this syria move, he has totally humiliated lindsey graham because he did it without even -- one phone call wither with erdogan and trucmptrumps >> i think erdogans coming are for a visit now. id love to get davids take at some point. i know were on the ...