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them. now is their moment. it's time for the stern test i noted earlier. i think they have the resources and capability to actually conduct that fight and win it. >> u.s. president joe biden will meet with iraqi prime minister at the white house today. the summit will focus on economic developments, security, and mission changes for u.s. troops in iraq. the leaders are expected to announce a shift to an advisory role. u.s. forces focus on advising and sustaining the iraqi military. arkansa arwa damon joining us now. what does it mean for the troops on the ground and particularly for iraq? >> reporter: it's strictly 11 manics. instead of focussing on combatting isis and other terrorism maneuvers, the

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out. he's been trying to do this for a year. this is why mattis resigned as you know. but i think trump, this is part of what he perceives as fulfilling a campaign promise. >> but again, he is not bringing them home. >> he's not bringing them home and he is missing a crucial point which is something he ought to understand as a businessman. this is a small investment that creates real leverage. and so to pull these troops out now and then put them right next door in iraq reduces their military efficiency in combatting isis. that's what i'm really concerned about as a military officer. >> let me ask you this. the president says he's also going to send troops to saudi arabia because they're going to pay for it 100%. are american troops paid missionaries in that scenario? >> of course not. and the thing we ought to also worry about -- >> mercenaries, not missionaries. i'm sorry. >> i got you. the knock on strategic effect here of withdrawing and leaving

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she's in turkey traveling with the national security advisor. carol, to your -- to the best of your knowledge, what's the status of u.s. troops in syria? what will it be and where do we stand with this withdrawal? >> reporter: well, in terms of the withdrawal, ali, i think it's in a bit of a holding pattern. and this is kind of what happens when we're seeing sort of policy-making in the reverse. you see the president come out and say that he's pulling all troops out of syria now. now we've seen his advisors run a rournd and try to create a strategy around that. that's what we've watched john bolton do in the last couple days, first in israel, now he'll try to do it in turkey. it started with him saying that, you know, the u.s. will not withdraw any troops from northeast syria until turkey agrees that it won't then go in and attack the kurds. a critical ally in syria in the fight against isis. saying the u.s. may leave some

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john bolton told reporters over the weekend, quote, timetables or the timing of the withdrawal occurs as a result of the fulfillment of conditions. and the establishment of the circumstances that we want to see. >> what? >> yes. what does that mean? it means we ain't leaving. and by sunday, the president's pledge that they're coming back now, well, it turned into this. >> we're going to be removing our troops. i never said we're doing it that quickly. we won't be finally pulled out until isis is gone. >> how long, the pull-out period? >> it's going quickly. >> here's the fact checking. those are the lies. the president did say quickly. he said 30 days. he said that three weeks ago. and the decision has taken a massive toll on the administration. do not forget, secretary of defense james mattis submitted his resignation over it, saying, he disagreed with the president's decision. soon after that, special presidential envoy in charge of combatting isis, brett mcguirk,

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all. you're not helping american workers and you're hurting the very microcosm that jacob is, i think, very aptly in the heart of right now. >> guys, thanks for your analysis on this. jacob ward at the consumer electronics show. jared bernstein in washington. >> all right. coming up next, president trump and his changing story on syria. so, first he said that isis is defeated, and now it's not. first he said we are pulling out troops of syria within 30 days. now we're not. we're going to break down the contradictions and look at all the leaders who have left the administration over this debacle. you're watching "velshi and ruhle." we are back. it's 2019. for your heart... your joints... or your digestion... so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain. with an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish,

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>> we have won against isis. we've beaten them and we've beaten them badly. our boys, our young women, our men, they're all coming back, and they're coming back now. we won, and that's the way we want it. >> it was confusing. remember, that abrupt decision was reportedly made without any inter agency debate or even any input. and it brought swift bipartisan condemnation from both chambers of congress. >> decision that is dangerous, and a decision that is a christmas present to vladimir putin to give him license in syria. >> i can promise you that everything that happened in iraq is going to happen in syria unless we change course. and i can promise the president if you will reevaluate this decision, you will have a lot of support across both sides of the aisle. >> that was lindsey graham. but national security advisor

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secretary mattis under ways we're combatting isis and defeating terrorism. we've had tremendous success against isis in our fight in the middle east where we're doing very, very well. and we're going to be having a news conference in two weeks on that fight. and you'll see numbers you would not have believed. frankly, if you look back to six months ago, you wouldn't have believed it was possible. secretary schulte will give us an update on his work to make sure the veterans are given the care that they deserve. that was one of the most important things on the campaign trach trail. and we have been pushing for the v.a. compatibility act to make sure that the employees of the v.a. are held accountable if they fail our great veterans. it's passed the senate and the house is voting tomorrow. so tomorrow we have a big vote coming up, david, and i think

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combatting isis, extending extremism is incredibly difficult. he was wrong to say it would be easy on the campaign trail. he promised the moon on the campaign trail. he's now seeing how hard it is to solve all these problems outside the u.s. and inside the u.s. >> thank you all for the great discussion. coming up. caught on camera, the moment a sea lion grabbed this girl off a dock and pulled her into the water. we have much more of the video plus what the manager of that harbor says what went wrong here in a cnn "newsroom." . >> into your lane, if drifting. bye chief. bye bobby. and will even help you brake, if necessary. it makes driving less of a production. lease the gle 350 for $579 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. beneful grain free is so healthy... oh! farm-raised chicken! that's good chicken.

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chief at the german public, thank you. >> cnn spoke with one woman ready to board her flight to the united states from iraq only to find she would not be allowed. >> reporter: they were in sinjar when isis struck on a killing and kidnapping rampage, they barely escaped. for them that was it for any notion they could build a future in iraq, she is afraid by speaking out she might roonuin chance to reach the united states despite the freedom of speech. >> we feel that it's safe, it's the safeest country, it has the strongest human rights. >> and this is the protection of

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and vladimir putin. and vice president pence joined the president for this chat with russian president vladimir putin. they discussed a range of subjects including mutual cooperation and defeating isis and working together to achieve more peace throughout the world including syria. it says it is a call between improving the represent between the united states and russia in desperate need of repair. the president also took more executive actions signing a memorandum what would over haul the structure of the national security council. that move is intended to adapt the structure of the council to better face the threats facing the u.s. he also signed an executive order implementing a five-year ban on lobbying on -- officials,

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