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>> a furious response from one of the united states most important nato allies. after he delivered to turkey a list of five conditions with four american troops leads syria. >> bolton visiting israel indicated that u.s. forces would not be leading syria until isis is defeated and kurdish forces a protected. bolt dp bolton's comments are not possible for us to swallow. terrorists. he reportedly denied a meeting with bolton who did meet with his turk irk counter part. a spokesman said that a meeting was never ton schedule.

>> if i'm not world leader i would not believe a word that any cabinet official or any aid tells me until i hear it from donald trump himself. i wouldn't necessarily believe it from donald trump either because he is liable to change his mind so there is no consistent u.s. foreign policy. there is no consistent message. >> now, adding to the confusion is secretary of state mike pompeo who is also traveling in the middle east to eight different countries and whose me message is that the u.s. is not leaving. it is that the president is now closer to bolton and pompeo's position after visiting the...

Withdraw, but to do so from northeast syria in a way that makes sure that isis is defeated and not able to revive itself and a become a threat again and to make sure that the defense of israel and our other friends in the region is absolutely assured. and to take care of those who have fought with us against isis and other terrorist groups. >> well, you may remember just a few weeks ago, the president claimed that isis already had been wiped out. i'm quoting, he said, we have defeated isis in syria. my only reason for being there during the trump presidency. originally, the president had a 30-...

Come back home. >> reporter: the pentagon initially saying the president's order would be carried out in 30 days. the day after that surprise announcement, defense secretary jim mattis resigned in protest. but now, bolton says that withdrawal will only happen if certain conditions are met -- the protection of u.s. allies in the region and the complete defeat of isis. bolton stressed there's now no timetable for removal of the 2,000 troops. and the president saying there was never a deadline. >> i never said we're doing it that quickly. but we're decimating isis. we're pulling out of syria, but...

>> capri: that's right. just because he came close and a red state doesn't mean it will carry the day. >> melissa: a mid fall out over president trump's decision to withdraw troops from syria, a top white house official is laying out conditions that must be met before our troops come home. doesn't signal a potential shift in strategy? we will debate that. >> we are pulling back in syria. we are going to be removing our troops. i never said we are doing it that quickly, but we are decimating isis. ♪