soldiers back home, and that's what i'm doing. >> he sees an election coming with americans in syria, and he just pulls them out. he's trying to fulfill those campaign promises as an inoculation against the lies. >> he pulled them out of northern syria, but there remain u.s. troops in syria. >> those who remain will continue to execute counterterrorism operations while staying in close contact with the syrian democratic forces who have fought alongside us. additionally, the united states will retain control of oil fields in northeast syria. >> u.s. troops are still there. they're just not protecting kurds, who lost thousands of people while helping the u.s. fight isis. >> we certainly betrayed an ally in the kurds. >> and this amplified an ominous message that has been ricochetting around the globe ever since trump took office. >> we don't stand behind our