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Feeling very comfortable in this setting, especially after expressing himself on that? >> to be honest, i don't think so. he's quite isolated this to issue. i think many americans give him credit for trying to confront china on trade and take risks in that area. but the russia argument just doesn't make any sense. russia is not a major trading partner. recently vladimir putin barred opposition members from running from parliment in the moscow assembly. so it's not true. there aren't other people who share this view of the president. he goes on and on and on about improving relations with russi...

>> david, this sends a message to european allies. you say it also plays into the hands of u.s. adversaries. >> i think there's a message that sort of china, russia, even isis are putting out, americans are sort of ignorant, aggressive, and greedy and that's exactly what this plays into. it's essentially saying we believe in democracy and people should be able to rule themselves, but we're going to go buy that country because, you know, the president would like to buy it. all of that plays into those very old ugly american stereotypes but, you know, rk this sounds extreme and it is. it's sad w...

Base at tuly, can give us more ports and so forth. we might have to pay something for it. we could help denmark out in that respect. but that's professional diplomats talk, just like in korea, we could have had the professional diplomats work out what it means to be -- to show a progress toward nuclear disarmament on the peninsula. but when you elevate everything to heads of state level, it may be good politics for the president of the united states, but it's not good diplomacy. it's not likely to get the kind of results that the american people would like to see. >> always appreciate your exp...

Pulling out doesn't make any sense at this point. there are only 2,000 american troops, and it will give isis an idealogical victory. these movements aren't just about controlling territory, they're about boosting their ability to recruit fighters to get people to carry out a tax in this country in europe, and withdrawal will help isis recruit more people. >> and, colonel, what about for afghanistan? the u.s. has been in afghanistan for this war since 2001. the president speaking was a bit ominous, but if the same approach were taken, take u.s. troops out of afghanistan only to, you know, send...

Nation." >> we'll come back if we have to. we have very fast airplanes, we have very good cargo planes, we can come back very quickly, and i'm not leaving. >> trump as ordered a withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria, a move that has been met with criticism from some of his own party in congress. and as cnn reported on friday, the pentagon is raising concerns that isis could regroup in syria once the u.s. has withdrawn. with me now, retired air force colonel cedric clayton and the executive director of the new yorker website. good to see both of you. the president declared isis defeated and now ...