The institute of study of war will join us, discuss the impact of the u. S. Withdrawal from syria and also, connecticut democratic congressman jim himes shares the latest on the impeachment inquiry. , joinwashington journal the discussion. The editor of the american conservative, with us this morning to talk about the president s syria decision. What was your reaction when you learned the president would withdraw the troops . Ts. We have a in the big picture, i agree with the president. The physical goals, destroying the caliphate have been achieved and in the long term it served our National Security interest to leave and is a this was done very quickly, very chaotically, and in a way that maximized the likelihood that the turks would move in and attempt to annex this kurdish territory. The current spot with us against isis, they are not a treaty ally the kurds fought with us against isis, they are not a treaty ally. They were seeking territory and security from isis. It was an import
[inaudible conversations] good morning. Good morning. Can everybody hear me . Ok. My name is ali rogin. Im with the pbs news hour covering Foreign Affairs and as a journalist, i want to say im grateful to the Hudson Institute for convening this panel to discuss what is a rapidly developing, as we all know, situation on the syrianTurkish Border. Without further ado im going to introduce these folks who you all probably already know. To my left is the founder of mb long and associate an International Legal and Advisory Firm from 20072009 she served as the first woman confirmed by the senate as assistant secretary of defense for International Affairs and the chair of natos high level groups. She has previously served as the Principal Deputy secretary of defense, and she was the deputy secretary of defense for counter narco. Next, we have michael durand, a senior fellow here at Hudson Institute. He specializes in middle east Security Issues and during the administration of president george