Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20181223:17:12:00
The region. isis had taken over at that point about a third of iraq and syria. and the united states felt it had no other choice but to help its allies in the region contain the problem so that it doesn't spill over to other regions. that is something that mattis to this day has really been pushing, is that the region is still not ready to stand on its own two feet. it needs its allies like the united states, like european allies, this coalition that's been built over the last couple of years in order to contain that problem. and in pulling out and withdrawing so abruptly, as the president dec...