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Weeks or months or even longer to fully withdraw. and of course conditions can change over a period of weeks or months. as keir suggested, i dont think anybody looking at the issue seriously would have used the word defeat to talk about where we are with isis right now. and so one can imagine all sorts of scenarios between now and the time that the last u.s. military, serving military personnel step off of syrian soil. one can imagine a whole lot of things that might cause this decision to be re...

>> we have done a tremendous job in syria and in that region, eradicating isis, which is why were there, and were very close to being finished with that job. >> were going to be coming home relatively soon. we finished at least almost our work with respect to isis in syria. >> i want to get out. i want to bring our troops back home. i want to start rebuilding our nation. >> and by the way, were knocking the hell out of isis. well be coming out of syria like very soon. >> joining me now nbcs keir...

Is there a danger that western foreign policy, including a decision like this might fuel those grievances and create more problems for the future? yes, there is. aside from isis, one of the big questions with this is that the kurds have been a great ally to the united states, and the kurds feel as if theyre being abandoned skpsabando abandoned, and that sends a bad message to others who might consider themselves u.s. allies. >> nick, when do these troops actually leave? i mean, theres a lack of ...

Issues day-to-day is complacent. nobody is declaring a mission accomplished. we have obviously learned a will the -- lot of lessons in the past. we cant just pick up and leave. >> thats nine days ago. who is the president listening to? >> well, im not sure i have a great answer for you on that, craig. i mean, i think the one thing that has been pointed to in public reporting is that the president spoke recently on the phone to presidenter erdowan in turkey. the turks have been opposed to our eff...

Iran and syria, quote, now they will have to fight isis. so is isis defeated or do they still need to be fought? >> i have trouble, too, parts of syria including the kurdish control area of syria that president trump is now pulling american troops out of. the question of whether isis has been defeated, certainly its the case that isis is a lot weaker than it was. thats plain. they controlled the whole area of land. they dont have that anymore. then again the question is has the idea of isis been...

Youre allied with the americans, eventually youll lose that support. there are -- i mean, there is another political issue here, which is interesting. there are some isis prisoners from a group who notoriously killed a group of hostages including americans, who are being held by the kurds. the kurds are threatening to release those prisoners. that could cause a big political issue for president trump if the consequences of that killers or group from a gang of killers are released and american fa...

Theyre not going to put up with this for very long. if you undermine -- people get, you know, do better as president when you surround yourself with great people. trump has always said that. but if you dont involve them in decision-making, theyre not going to be there very long. >> you personally think this is a good policy. let me ask you about senators john mccain and lindsey graham, releasing a statement. our government has a responsibility to defend our borders but we must do so in a way tha...

Statements and even republicans coming out and saying, not all, but some, coming out and saying this was a mistake. whats your take on how this all played? >> i think rhetorically its not playing very well at all. politically its not playing very well at all. as a policy im actually okay with it. if you look at the countries on the map there, three are in civil war. the others effectively have no government. so, you know, i hear a lot about the 9/11 countries werent included and that is true, ex...

Isis poses a threat but not an existential threat. >> to say that terrorism doesnt have both a broader impact -- >> it should have been a law enforcement matter and not invasion of iraq. >> this is why we didnt deal with the problem in eastern syria and he pulled out iraq. for him to say everyone loves america more today that is fantasyland. the foreign leaders asked us what is going on in america why are you pulling away from the world? >> you think -- >> we were more popular under george w. bu...

Against the republicans? >> does it help define the debate in the coming year? i think it will. >> but does he continue to attack donald trump, ted cruz? moving forward? >> i think he is a guy who believes that we are an american community that we shouldnt turn on each other, that we shouldnt certainly do it by religion and race and tribe. >> you wouldnt be surprised if he continues to go after trump. >> he didnt name donald trump tonight. but i think he will stand up for the america he believes...