essentially fight isis and people like that. it was maintaining stability and support for the kurds. it was maintaining a barrier between the kurds and the turks. it was basically cuaon and givi u.s. a way to strike isis if it needed to at very low cost. he upended the entire situation. the outcome is now that you have had a quarter of a million people displaced. you ve had kurds fleeing. you ve had unquestionably war crimes committed. the united states has had to air lift its troops out and destroy its own weapons cashes so that they don t fall into enemy lines. meanwhile, turkey and russia have carved that part of syria for themselves. the united states is now completely absent. so you look at that and think that s a foreign policy victory? i d hate to see what a failure looks like. that s a complicated issue.
unknown if putin coached kim, but analysts are concerned about what this photo shoot might foreshadow. most likely scenario, frankly, they will resume missile tests because they re unhappy with the u.s. unwillingness to accept their demands. the most recent working level talks between the u.s. and them fell apart. reporter: they say it could be a sign kim may be getting ready to make a deal with president trump. the clock may be ticking for that they gave an ultimatum progress has to be made by year s end and trump is gearing up for a contentious re-election campaign, where he is under more pressure than over for a foreign policy victory. now as we learn how people inside the white house plotted against nick mulvaney, the acting chief of staff is suddenly a source of the president s frustration. more on that plus one of the president s closest congressional ally says his mind could be changed on impeachment if the evidence arises. let s be honest, every insurance company says
this spring. it is unknown if he coached kim on horseback propaganda. most likely scenario is they will resume missile or nuclear tests because they are unhappy with the u.s. s unwillingness to accept their demands. the most recent working level talks fell apart. reporter: analysts say the visit could also be a sign that kim may be getting ready to make a deal with president trump and the clock could be ticking for that. north korea previously gave an ultimatum that progress on nuclear talks has to be made by year s end. and trump is gearing up for a contentious re-election campaign, where he is under more pressure than ever for a foreign policy victory. brian todd, cnn, washington. putin on a horse. kim jong-un on a horse. meteorologist eric van dam. what have you got? i left my horse at home. figure cnn weather didn t need
his advisers because for months we ve seen their leading argument for re-election was a strong economy. he was talking about this again today in the oval, the strong economy. so if that goes away, that s a release issue for this, and it puts more pressure on is there a bigger incentive to get a trade deal with china, for example? do they feel like they have to try and push to do some of these things to bolster confidence? but that s a big issue. he has sought to argue that having meetings with north korea, having limits to testing for north korea, which increasingly are not the case, has been a foreign policy victory. and as time goes on, it s less and less clear that he s going to get a deal with north korea. i do wonder if they re going to try and set up a meeting or do more talks. so that s another thing that s going to keep sort of percolating that s not going to let up just because he is fighting this front with congress. the world we re living in in october of 2019. with great
for the last week we have been talking about the democratic contenders he has been under pressure, for tehran decisithe decision not to strike to order a strike call off strike before either under way or actually in process. he had a very contentious at least with the press, controversial meeting with vladimir putin at the g20. of the and there was lot of criticism of his appearing to joke about foreign interference in russian interference in our elections. now for the next week, all anyone is going to be talking about is this great step. it is a step forward, in both directions, let s see where it leads. and let s not assume that it will automatically lead to what president trump wants absent needs which is a foreign policy victory, that has so far eluded him.