russia and turkey strike a deal that let's them call the shots on natos southern border. u.s. troops withdraw. a win for putin and erdogan. amid fears the former allies the kurds are left defenseless. defense secretary esper addresses that in an interview with cnn chief international anchor. >> we see an army captain who talked to the "new york times" and said i joined the army to prevent genocide. not to pave the way for it. we have seen the head of the senate republicans the majority mitch mcconnell wrote a very, very pointed op-ed in which he said the combination of the u.s. pull back and the escalation of the hostility is creating a nightmare for the country. even the five day cease fire.