summit about the future of syria. clearly america not at the table. america sort of getting squeezed out of the equation as to what this country will look like in the future, alisyn and david. >> thank you, fred. joining us to talk about syria is richard haass author of "world in disarray" now available in paperback. do you understand what president trump's policy is? >> we no longer have a syria policy. he has agreed to continuation of a counterterrorism policy, counterisis policy in syria. but he has taken the united states out of the competition, shall we say, to shape the political future of syria. >> by announcing this? >> by announcing this. essentially he sent a message that the united states is not there to stay. for as long as we stay it is an