Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181219:15:05:00
Report put it at 30,000. how can the president claim that isis is defeated in syria? >> here is the thing. i will reinforce some of the things both nick paton walsh and barbara starr said. this was very surprising to me not only the announcement, but the timing. i don't understand why it is happening now. the u.s. forces have just started an offensive with the syrian defense forces and the curds against the town which is considered an isis stronghold. u.s. forces in another town in southern syria that the russians have said they would like u.s. forces out of there. they have stated that severa...