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One of the concerns also is that if the from syria precipitously, will the u.s. have to go back again? take a listen to something president trump said during the 2016 about obama withdrawing u.s. troops precipitous and too early. >> obama is the founder of isis. >> president trump calls obama the founder of isis because he says his decision to withdraw troops from iraq created this vacuum in the middle east. does the president -- >> i think it's important -- >> go ahead. >> i think it's important we get history correct here. where did isis begin? they began in syria in the midst of a civil war...

Combating isis, john allen, told me and i want to get your response. >> we all thought at one point they would come home. a precipitous departure of our troops could create a military disaster and global coalition will think twice about coming to help the united states if we need to in a great emergency because they know we won't consult with them when the time comes. >> you're always talking about the importances of alliances and diplomacy. don't you think the way this is being done without the consultation of allies could -- go ahead. >> here is the thing, jake. you get these generals, if we...

In point of fact, brett mcgurk worked for president bush before he worked for obama. but he doesn't know the presidential envoy to defeat isis. >> i would not be surprised if they did not have a meeting. he has a real talent and we've dealt with him for years. he was leaving in february, but as mattis just did, one of the greatest patriots i've ever met in my public service, general mattis. as mattis did, he followed suit and left. he did the right thing. i don't look at that as grandstanding. he has been an important person to us. the secretary of defense, obviously, is in a higher role, much...

General mattis in light of the isis moves. senator bob corker, republican of tennessee. senator, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> jake, good to be with you during these festive times. >> that's right. merry christmas. you were heavily involved in the negotiations. you helped secure a deal requiring all of the parties involved -- pelosi, ryan, schumer, mcconnell and president trump to publicly agree before a vote to end the shutdown. i found it striking that part of this deal was that president trump needs to publicly endorse it before there's any vote. why? >> well, look,...

Syrians or the turks. i'm saddened for our country in being so unreliable. there are a number of, as you know, foreign fighters that are there as prisoners. what do we do with them? do they go back to countries? do we release them? i'm devastated by this. and i think what mattis did was very important for our country, because for some of these machinations we see out of 1600 pennsylvania, people realize they don't really matter. this one matters. this one matters to our country. it matters to our foreign interest. this matters to our citizens. >> senator, the president also tweeted yesterday a...