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Iraqi leaders that the u.s. was prepared to stay. so he felt not only was his credibility on the line, but also that he was not the one to defend this policy let alone execute it. he thought it was sudden. he thought it was reckless. and people close to his decision-making said that he just thought that he couldn't serve any longer. like mattis, he was expected to leave at some point, but just felt like he couldn't continue to serve. >> eless labott, happy reporting, happy holidays, my friend. i want to talk to two people who know the pentagon top to bottom, john harlan and more fascinating is...

Headaches. >> it could. >> he also said, according to the transcript, i'll do whatever you want. >> which, you know, is pretty much giving an open door, blank check, whatever, and that's why the old rules of donald trump have not -- that's why -- the world is not going to adjust to donald trump-speak. that's why words do matter, they mish taken literally. >> we're told he made another one this afternoon. people at the state department request not -- stand by for a moment. our eless labott is getting new information on one of the phone calls that the president-elect had today with the foreign...

Businesses have been waiting for this moment. so they can sell american says vacation trips. how soon can citizens head to the island? >> no spring break. it's easier for them to travel on a license for cultural exchanges, but a full lifting of the travel bad won't take place until the full embargo is lifted. say it's necessary to do this to move forward. >> eless labott thank you very much. could this now be the clue police need to make another arrest. keep it here you're watching "the lead" on cnn. building aircraft, the likes of which the world has never

He has reported on the day daily life of people and would be covering this is it historic agreement. his family are saying the charges are baseless and they're calling for his release. >> eless labott thanks very much. i want to talk about the iranian nuclear deal and what it means for national security with senator bob menendez. senator, thank you so much for being here. >> good to be with you, john. >> senator one of the holdups in the negotiations perhaps the very holdup that kept it from being announced today was the demand by the iranians to lift the u.n. arms embargo. we don't know whe...