dana: thank you. we ll talk to someone who had been mentioned as a potential replacement for mattis. that s general jack keane. we ll ask him what this means. and we re watching a key vote on the senate floor that could determine whether the government shuts down as the blame game continues. the economy is uncertain. if he follows the stock market that he likes to brag about. there s something wrong with this picture. especially in the holiday season. spread a little love today spread a little love my-y way spread a little something to remember philadelphia cream cheese. made with fresh milk and real cream makes your recipes their holiday favourites. the holidays are made with philly.
must be understood. i m listening to some senators and congress men talk about it. we are not doing the fighting in syria. the syrians are doing the fighting. we have 2200 troops there who are advisers that help them plan, accompany them, certainly. they re in danger. but they all coordinate artillery support and air support and it s very decisive with the ground forces there. that s what we re actually pulling away from. i think it s a mistake because it s a modest investment to get a big gain out of that. that is to stablize eastern syria. don t let isis re-emerge. they will re-emerge. our intelligence services are already telling us that, dana. dana: right. i all wanted to get your take, because you have experience working with the kurds. mark levine tweeting this. we re leaving our long time alley, the kurds, for dead. just for the viewers, can you explain the amount of help the kurds have provided and what
that s one of the main things we re talking about. people claim asylum. we release them saying come back when you can and they never show up. keeping them in mexico, which is another state typically that can offer asylum, that has offered many people asylum will reduce the number of people who get into this country and interior illegally. dana: in the remaining time we have, what do you think is going to happen? we re about nine hours and 21 minutes from a possible shutdown. do you think that s likely tonight? the way things are going, i think unfortunately, we might see a shutdown. i hope we don t, but we sure might. dana: thank you. congressman andy biggs, thank you. with lawmakers still decided, a shutdown a distinct possibility. how worried should you really be over the holidays? i ll ask tyrus for his opinion, when he joins me next. oh! oh! ozempic®! (vo) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of
amarin thanks the clinicians and patients who participated in the vascepa clinical trials. dana: jim mattis on his way out after tendering his resignation yesterday. as we just told you mattis is possibly just the first of several resignations at the pentagon. mike pompeo saying the u.s. has achieved its goals in syria. here s what i know. united states made a commitment. we led a global defeat isis campaign to take them down. we have achieved that. i have spoken to european counter parts, middle eastern counter parts.
gonna say it will be after january 3rd. dana: chris stirewalt, thank you. please check out i ll tell you what. go to podcast.com. click on the logo. variety of options for downloading is always available on i tunes or wherever you listen. pretty fun this week. fallout continuing today from the announcement defense secretary jim mattis will be stepping down attend of february. decision coming just a day after president trump decision to pull all remaining troops out of syria. national security correspondent jennifer griffin, she knows all of what s going on at the pentagon. she joins us now. tell us what it s like over there today. reporter: welsh dana, i m told to expect more resignations. yesterday i was told the mood in the meetings at the pentagon was as somber and depressed as it has ever been. mattis is a beloved iconic leader among enlisted and officers alike. a recent poll conducted by the military times of active duty