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When we leave syria, that isis is completely defeated and we're inside the 10 yard line. and the iran kurd situation has to be dealt with. so i think we're in a pause situation. >> reporter: there were other developments in the region. sunday, syria's president gave iraq the green light to take out isis targets without waiting for permission. they launched fighter jets to bomb isis positions near the border. iraq has made similar strikes in the past and, of course, u.s. air and artillery units continue their strikes. >> julie: today is defense secretary mattis last day at the pentagon as of mi...

Than everybody thought, but hopefully we get there. >> molly: rich edson live in washington more with this. >> president trump says that he is joined on though 2,000 u.s. troops in syria, it is unclear when or how quickly he will do it, tweeting this morning "a campaign on getting out of syria and other places, now when i start getting out fake news media or some failed generals who were unable to do the job before he arrived like to complain about me and my tactics which are working. just doing what i said it was going to do, says he campaigned about what he calls her never ending wars, after...

We left iraq too soon. we had them on the ropes in iraq, left too soon. i think the president's very committed to making sure that when we leave syria, that isis is depletecompletely defeated ae inside the ten yard line. and the iran/kurd situation has to be dealt with. i think we're in a pause situation where we're re-evaluating the best way to achieve the president's objective of having people pay more and do more. >> reporter: remember, ryan, despite graham suggesting trump may consider leaving the troops in' syria until isis is defeate, the president had already declared victory on the war...

Lindsey graham says we're, quote, in a pause situation. graham has said he worried if the u.s. pulls out of syria now, it could make way for an isis comeback and put u.s. allies, such as the kurds, at risk. but after a two-hour meeting with the president at the white house, graham now seems encouraged by the president's decision and says trump remains committed to defeating isis. take a listen. >> i think the president has come up with a plan with his generals generals that makes sense to me. the goal is to make sure isis doesn't come back. we left iraq too soon. we had them on the ropes in ir...

It's going to take a little longer than everyone thought. >> you said you wanted him to reconsider on syria. after your meeting, do you think that's what he's doing? >> i think the president has come up with a plan with his generals that makes sense to me. the goal is to make sure isis doesn't come back. we left iraq too soon. we had them on the ropes in iraq, left too soon. i think the president is very committed to making sure that when we leave syria that isis is completely defeated and we're inside the 10 yard line. and the iran kurd situation has to be dealt with, so i think we're in a pa...