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If the president does so, we won't. >> david: he's not right and he's not wrong. he is the problem, he's not recognizing the situation for what it is. here's the coalition that exist there. you have turkey that is a nato ally, see you have to deal with that issue and the administration has to do without. >> melissa: they don't behave like a nato ally. >> david: i've been one of the fiercest tricks of turkey, but we have to recognize that this is a deal with the situation ast exists. lindsey graham has made a couple of statements that are more political than they are based on what has happened ...

>> defense secretary mark esper and general millie were both on the phone call with the president when he signaled the u.s. was pulling out. the pentagon was left no choice but to pull back those 30 to 50 u.s. troops who had promised the kurds they would keep stability by patrolling the border with turkey so the kurdish forces could pull back. but after seeing signs that turkey was preparing a large military incursion and president trump failed to deter the turkish leader u.s. military commanders feared for the safety of those u.s. troops who remain in syria for now i'm told. already there are...

The turkish/syrian border and it appears the turks are not paying attention to trump who did something of a pedaling back by saying listen if you hit the kurds too hard, your economy will pay a very dear price and the turks responding by saying we will not bow down to any threats and are determined to go ahead. >> and president trump tried to defend his position but it didn't seem like even his closest allies are convinced it is the right move. >> it is interesting. it doesn't matter who you talk to, whether it is his allies in the republican party, as you say, who see this as handing a victim...

And russia to exert their influence in the area. but there's an even bigger nightmare scenario, if you can believe it. u.s. military officials are deeply worried this morning that more of these kurdish fighters who right now are guarding thousands, thousands of isis detainees, they will leave their positions to go north to fight the turks and isis may be back out on the street. john, bianna? >> it's important to note that turkey does view these kurdish fighters as terrorists. the united states abandoning kurdish fighters in northern syria as turkey gets ready to invade. so what's behind this...