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President erdogan. he was not referencing the kurds. he was referencing other enemies that he has. as for turkey and the kurds. the president overnight did say at a rally in dallas, just last night that he felt that they needed to fight it out. both sides needed to come and get it over with. he didnt comment at all on the geopolitical situation and the implications of the presidents decision and those implications are that russia and iran are both strengthened as a result of american pullout fro...

Region of the world. and so our tying the hands of the new ukrainian government by holding up military aid that congress had approved until you get a promise to get help in your political campaign has consequences for the national security interests of the united states. >> i know this is kind of off what we were really going to talk about. but you bring up russia. so it helps russia in ukraine. the latest syria pullout helps russia in syria. they now have the territory that u.s. forces used to ...

Congress had approved until you get a promise to get help in your political campaign has consequences for the national security interests of the united states. >> just -- i know this is kind of off what were going to talk about, but you bring up russia. so it helps russia in ukraine. the latest syria pullout helps russia in syria. they now have the territory that u.s. forces used to have. it weakens american influence in the entire middle east and bolsters russias influence. i mean its hard to s...

>> good morning from ankara, one vice president mike pence and secretary of state mike pompeo came here to ankara, the turkish president erdogan said no way would he ever discuss a cease-fire with them. clearly, they changed his mind. president trump was infuriated turkish president erdogan went well past any syrian operation he outlined to the president and ignored a pointed letter warning him "dont be a tough guy, dont be a fool." after some diplomatic arm-twisting by vice president mike pence...

A very difficult situation of pressure from moscow and now washington as well very vulnerable position ok a lot of stake for all the political actors involved here daryn thanks for that from istanbul. well kurdish communities in a number of countries have been protesting against turkeys offensive in northern syria and against u.s. pullout from the area as well there were protests for example on national tennessee home to the largest kurdish population in the united states. the past kurdish commu...

The obama-era had to do with the creation of usama bin laden. we have trained time, we had worked -- it was kind of a similar situation. not exactly, but kind of similar. then we walked away. that left a fold of hate, "hate america." it certainly created an opportunity for someone who was thirsty for blood. after what they did to us on 9/11. what lessons could be applied not to stand and ask to those people who helped us put down isis? >> johanna: i was with president obama at camp lejeune when ...

Syria, going as far as to say they are livid at the u.s. troop pullout considering how long the kurds have fought alongside american troops in the fight against isis. in the face of intense backlash from even his own party, president trump has now announced sanctions against turkey for its military operations that started this all. that, of course, is after the president gave turkey the green light by saying hes pulling u.s. troops aside. but are these sanctions enough? joining me right now is d...

Its troops are now patrolling in northern syria. this as united states troops continue their pullout from that region. richard engel on the ground in northern syria, hons knoans nic the white house. richard, whats the scene on the ground today? >> reporter: well, the fighting is absolutely continuing. turkey is pushing ahead with its conventional army, artillery, air strikes, also these militia forces, these very controversial extremist militias that include members of -- former members of isis ...

Ultimately do anything than fight the turks ourselves or wave them through. th this, to me, is so tragic, because all of it could have been avoidable, had trump decided to do the diplomatic work ahead of the american pullout. >> on the nuclear weapons point, obviously the relationship with turkey is fraught for a million different reasons and has been for a long time. do you give credence to those reports? david sanger piece in "the new york times," does that worry you? >> it does. listen, we do...

Of diplomacy or strategy, they could have said hey, we control a force of 60,000 fighters in syria. we could be part of negotiations with the regime, turkey, to try to find some semblance for them long term and the second part of that, we didnt have to throw the bomb down right in front of ourselves. if there was going to be a u.s. pullout, it could have been orderly. u.s. troops are retreating. the news headlines say retreat, turkish-backed forces, according to the u.s. times, were firing on u....