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Oil fields. when the president revised his decision, this is absolutely critical to making certain that those oil fields are going to stay in u.s.-led coalition hands and syrian hands in terms of the syrian democratic forces. paul: general, we don't have a lot of time but what changed the president's mind here? he seemed very intent on getting out. >> well, i think just the realization that if the iranians got the oil fields, it would reduce the impact of his maximum sanction campaign on iran. that is one. i think there was a general realization -- i'm only speculating. i'm not inside his mind...

Oil fields. when the president revised his decision, this is absolutely critical to making certain that those oil fields are going to stay in u.s.-led coalition hands and syrian hands in terms of the syrian democratic forces. paul: general, we don't have a lot of time but what changed the president's mind here? he seemed very intent on getting out. >> well, i think just the realization that if the iranians got the oil fields, it would reduce the impact of his maximum sanction campaign on iran. that is one. i think there was a general realization -- i'm only speculating. i'm not inside his mind...