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Remnants of isis. think about how close the president is with the saudis and some of the other folks, especially the gulf states like the emma rady's and baja iranians. you have to wonder how well that sits with them. >> again there's a lot that can be confusing about this. the president announced it rather suddenly and "the wall street journal" reported yesterday that there was a lot of confusion in terms of what kind of timeline for withdrawal and what does this look like. but i think this is your classic geopolitical quagmire. the president is doing what he promised voters he would do which...

Issues. looking specifically at president trump's trip to iraq, the surprise christmas visit to see troops at another u.s. leadership there, and it's important to note that there is a difficult political situation unfolding in iraq right now. there is new leadership. the prime minister is taking over, but the new iraq he government, is still looking to get its feet underneath it. we have another number of key cabinet positions that have not been filled and this is confirming that isis is not able to make a larger resurgence in the area. we do know that anywhere from 20-30 isis fighters are sti...

Made this trip, about 11 hours. the president landing at that base just west of baghdad. >> leland: ellison barber, north lawn of the white house. we will see when the president gets back to the white house, it's been quite the couple of days for him. the president according to the aap says he wants to get u.s. soldiers home from syria and that iraq can still be used as a base to stage attacks on islamic state militants if needed. if the withdrawal of troops would allow isis to begin. we bring in lucas tomlinson, talk to us about how many troops are in iraq, what they are doing and what the ca...

Things, as if they are a fact. when in fact it's much more complicated than that. the withdrawal from syria, that's resignation under protes protest, and the sense that we are leaving the allies, the kurds, exposed now to turkish winds. they may move into the zone, and perhaps -- that all speaks to n america kind of in retreat. on the other hand, staying the course in iraq is not just a signal to the region that we will have some presence in the region but it's a necessity. isis is not destroyed, and we have seen signs of increased activity by isis. so we have to be there. whether or not this ...

Coincidence? >> i will let you or our viewers to make that decision there. but what makes this notable is that not only was it the first time for him to visit combat troops overseas but it comes on the heels of him decided to remove troops from syria. at one point he said the initial decision to invade iraq, it was perhaps one of the worst decisions ever made. but despite that he is also telling reporters on the ground that he does not have any plans to remove troops from iraq. so as you mentioned, he did talk a little about the potential to use iraq as a base to deal with isis when he removes...