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President stands up and basically says, this is a great success. >> and now people are saying, wow, what a great outcome. >> well, no, thats not the case. >> the case was kurds living near the turkish border were syria lost lives, homes, territory. >> weve done a good job. >> thats not what the presidents lead adviser on syria and against isis testified on the hill just 90 minutes before president trump delivered that victory speech. >> the turkish incursion into northeast syria is a tragedy. it...

Near the turkish border were syria lost lives, homes, territory. >> weve done a good job. >> thats not what the presidents lead adviser on syria and against isis testified on the hill just 90 minutes before president trump delivered that victory speech. >> the turkish incursion into northeast syria is a tragedy. it was long-standing u.s. government policy in two administrations to keep them from happening. >> we have been telling the kurds that we would try to make sure that they werent murdered...

>> weve done a good job. >> thats not what the presidents lead adviser on syria and against isis testified on the hill just 90 minutes before president trump delivered that victory speech. >> the turkish incursion into syria is a tragedy. it was long-standing u.s. government policy in two administrations to keep that from happening. >> we had been telling the kurds that we would try to make sure that they werent murdered or tortured. >> but the president had also promised he would bring the troo...

Attack by withdrawing the u.s. troops who, as part of their duties, with protecting the kurds, a u.s. ally. >> and then you have situations like we saw more recently in the decisions with turkey and syria where the president stands up and says this is a great success. >> now people are saying wow, what a great outcome. >> no, thats not the case. >> the case was kurds living near the turkish border with syria lost lives, homes, territory. >> weve done a good job. >> thats not what the presidents ...

Force there for some time. now, the taliban would be required to cut ties with al qaida and other terrorist groups. and crucially, the taliban would have to start peace talks with the afghan government, which currently it does not recognize. these are the major developments that could be the beginning of the end of americas longest war, one thats been overseen by three presidents so far. but the deal is also a controversial one, with a lot of big questions about enforcement and of course, simply...

Assessment. he shares these views to president trump as well. president trump tends to lash out to his advisers, though, when they say things he does not want to hear. >> clint, given the fact that our lead adviser thought the president works with the russians. should we get a chill if we wake up one of these days, and in the midst of all this, the president has fired the director of national intelligence? >> yes. and again, i think it goes to the point that it was his appointee. the president a...

With kim jong-un. he sees someone trying to undercut him in that summit by doing what an intelligence official is supposed to do, which is speak clearly, asked under oath, as he was, about the assessment. he shares these views to president trump as well. president trump tends to lash out to his advisers, though, when they say things he does not want to hear. >> clint, given the fact that he sees someone trying to undercut him in that summit by doing what an intelligence official is supposed to d...

Rendition, military commissions and definite detention. its still going on. what do you make of that? >> whats happened here john brennan, who is mentioned in the story, the lead adviser on counterterrorism, operated in the bush administration as well, hes a professional, and on the key questions of how to troy al qaeda, he was playing a crucial role in the past administration at the cia. hes now the decisionmaker in this administration. he makes recommendations to the president and as far as i ...

To have to carry out the law. >> i have to tell you, i think thats been the criteria for the democrats and thats why they havent seen the greatest generation. they keep on selecting people with resumes looking at the success as a cabinet member. they dont translate well in terms of being a justice. >> give me a name. >> i would take harold koh. >> lead adviser of the state department. why a great leader on the court? >> hes considered of the quality of lewis. hes one of the great, great academic...

Democrats and thats why they havent seen the greatest generation. they keep on selecting people with resumes looking at the success as a cabinet member. they dont translate well in terms of being a justice. >> give me a name. >> i would take harold koh. >> lead adviser of the state department. why a great leader on the court? >> hes considered of the quality of lewis. hes one of the great, great academics of the world. he helped articulate human rights law. >> one of the top five academic lawyer...