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Still concerned about the resurgence of the islamic state and its offshoots. baghdadi came to power as the leader of the islamic state back in 2014 when he made that infamous video from a mosque inside mosul saying isis had planned to take over large portions of the middle east. of he even described it as the takeover of rome, that he would go the whole way across europe. that was the messaging from the islamic state. and when you heard the president speaking today at the white house, he wanted to make clear to other terror organizations in the region and other isis affiliates and those sympat...

But what president trump demonstrated here is even while we're bringing our troops home from the safe zone on the border of turkey, this president and america's resolve to defeat isis and to hunt down and destroy any terrorist organization in the world is unrelenting, and that's what the world woke up to learn this morning. chris yeah, i want to pick up on that because the president has come under a lot of fire from both republicans and democrats about pulling u.s. troops out of syria. not all, but the vast majority of them. he's also talked about trying to draw down in afghanistan, and he has...

It, the feeling among the white house certainly continues to be that regardless of what happens here in washington, whether it's impeachment in the house, whether that happens to move forward in the senate or not, the president will continue from their perspective to battle whether it's chasing isis, whether it's chasing terrorism around the globe or doing what what he can for the american people. that's their take. but, chris, i think you have to acknowledge that it's not an easy slog especially when you consider sometimes when the pressure builds in a place like washington, it can get to you...

Let someone else fight over this long, blood-stained sand. chris: mr. vice president, what do you think this raid shows about the u.s. posture in does it base basically say, yes, we'll be in the mideast forever but not necessarily with big forces? maybe with a more targeted, smaller footprint counterintelligence? what does it say? >> well, as you just said, what the president said today, what this shows the united states remains committed to the total defeat of isis and any terrorist organization that threatens our country. but this is a president also, and i say this as the father of a united...

Our team in the field. but what president trump demonstrated here is even while we're bringing our troops home from the safe zone on the border of turkey, this president and america's resolve to defeat isis and to hunt down and destroy any terrorist organization in the world is unrelenting, and that's what the world woke up to learn this morning. chris yeah, i want to pick up on that because the president has come under a lot of fire from both republicans and democrats about pulling u.s. troops out of syria. not all, but the vast majority of them. he's also talked about trying to draw down in ...