more of an insider look than 20 2015. it is postured for us to even the diplomats we ve seen go continue this mission and give the president options while to the hill to testify? returning the balance back home yes, absolutely. to the united states. anyone who was close up on the those who remain will continue call or a part of the to execute counterterrorism negotiating process where the president actually tried to shake down a foreign leader, a operations while staying in close contact with the syrian democracy that is our friend and our ally for his own personal democratic forces who have fought alongside us. political gain, to try to dig up additionally, the united states dirt on biden, we will want to will control oil fields in north syria. these oil fields provided isis see, and adam schiff and the with a bulk of finances used to fund its terror. committ committee will want to see what u.s. troops will remain mr. kupperman can confirm there. positioned to deny access to those v
will retain oil fields in northern syria. at the height of al-baghdadi s reign, these oil fields provided isis with the bulk of financial resources used to fund its terror. u.s. troops will remained position to deny access to those vital resources. we will respond with overwhelming military force to any group that threaten the safety of our forces they pay these oilfields also provide a (bobby) you re concerned that it s going to cost you money.ouble, critical source of funding to (ben) to this day, i only paid what i had to pay for the device. the sdf, which retains their when i go back, everything is covered. ability to hold isis prison camps and fight isis, among there s so much you re missing by not having hearing aids. other things. last week i was in brussels for the nato defense ministerial, (avo) we ll find you a hearing aid that fits your lifestyle and i spoke with our allies about the situation in syria. and your budget. at one of our 1,500 locations. i reiterated our commitm
nato allies. former secretary james mattis had hoped to be at that meeting. in his resignation letter he said he planned to step down at the end of february to make sure the department s interests are included at every event, including posture hearings and defense ministerial. the president did not agree to that and there are new commitments to the nato allies. ifmo montenegro is attacked, should the united states vote to defend montenegro? americans should work doing their fair share. american soldiers would go to defense montenegro? i won t get into hypotheticals what may happen. centrdefense is central to w
fred. and mattis said in his resignation let they re he wanted to stay until february 28th. this is in part what it said. the end date for my tenure is february 28th, 2019. that should allow sufficient time for them to be confirmed and make sure the interests are articulate and protected at upcoming events to include congressional posture hearings and the nato defense ministerial defense in february. a full transition to a new secretary of defense occurs well in advance of the transition of chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in september in order to ensure stability within the department. now the sequence changed a little bit. would mattis have been informed directly or learned this kind of via tweet or publicly? yeah, we are hearing that he got a phone call from someone in the administration this morning, saying it s going to be january 1st.
the permanent secretary of defense for the rest of the trump administration. one has to wonder how much this surprised mattis. he said he wanted to stay on until follow 28th to help with the transition of his successor. here is the letter and it said in part, the end day for my tenure is february 28, 2019, a date that should allow sufficient time for a successor to be nominated and confirm and make sure the department s interests are properly articulated to include congressional posture hearings and the nato defense ministerial defense in february. further a transition to a new secretary of defense occurs well in advance of chairman of the joint chiefs of staff in september in order to ensure stability within the department. having that been said, the president making sure it s the deputy defense secretary who