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You can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. Michael we begin with york host we begin with your thoughts. The last of the u. S. Forces have left syria as fighting between turkey and the kurds escalate over the weekend. Your reaction to the president s decisions. We will get to your thoughts in a minute. Lets begin with mark esper, the defense secretary on the sunday shows. He was on face the nation, and here is what he had to say about the decision to withdraw these troops. [indiscernible] a deliberate [video clip] a deliberate withdraw from the entire country . From Northern Syria. 1000 troops. How long and over what time period . It will be a deliberate withdraw and we want to conduct it as safely as possible. We want to make sure we deconflict a pullback of forces and dont leave equipment behind. I am not prepared to put a timeline on it. You said you are doing this for u. S. Force protection. The armies are advancing after the u. S. Pulled back, after the u. S. Air force,
Would solve so would you like the questions in that information referendums about what are the options the most that something jones and i just got an idea of us in a cell if hes if hes not sure its a chill wonderful day but on the paper he still i mean that remain just to be on. The neat shot to keep things safe and think if somebodys name on a logical basis it thank you very very much so there is this choice is coming up were going to have an election at some point soon but most of the people here think that is a secondary concern 1st of all they want to see a referendum happening or a sense for a much less get reaction now from the island in belfast force neiva i mean for 3 years now the issue of the border between Northern Ireland an island thats been ground 0 of the debates multiple multiple debates about brics it an extension. Which mr johnson doesnt want and the e. U. Doesnt really want it seems as well would that go down well in Northern Ireland. Depends who you talk to peter i
A piece plan for ending the war in ukraine. But russia is not among the nations taken part of the womens world cup of japan have advance of the quarter finals after beating norway on the 1st day of the unknown stage and much more coming up later in our sports, the unpopular police. Welcome to the program. Former pakistani Prime Minister in ryan con, has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to 3 years in jail accord is lama by and ruled. He didnt declare money hed earn from selling state gifts. Hes an ice the charges and says hell appeal. His supporters are up in arms, furious at the rest of them and they believe is being talked id for political reasons. Protests like this one sprang up because pack a stone in the wake of cons arrest. The police have been quick to step in no doubt see a ring or a piece of the deadly chaos that followed. Cons detention may the former Prime Minister was transferred to a high security jail off to being held guilty of corruption, a judge and his le