the idea of just, get out of the middle east, get out of the world, really. i think that s right, fareed. and we have to put this in context. president trump was elected in 2016, in large part by a group of people who felt victimized by globalization and threatened by immigration. abandoned by their politicians, and betrayed by foreign policy elites. and president trump is reflecting that view during the campaign and after, when he has said that we shouldn t have been in the middle east, we ve got to get out of these endless wars and bring our people home. i disagree with that. but he is reflecting a view in the american people and the process, if you will, for three years has kept president trump from actually implementing that policy with respect to syria, iraq, and afghanistan. but finally, when president erdogan said, i m going in to northern syria, the president finally had had enough. and he decided the u.s. troops
policy with respect to syria, iraq, and afghanistan. but finally, when president erdogan said, i m going in to northern syria, the president finally had had enough. and he decided the u.s. troops should come out of syria. so, you know, elections have consequences. and again, while i disagree with the policy, it is very much a result, i think, of what happened in the election in 2016. stephen hadley, megan o sullivan, pleasure to have you both on. thank you. nice to be with you. thank you. next on gps, organizers say about a million people marched in london yesterday. chants of no brexit were heard as the protesters made their way to parliament. did the politicians inside heed their words? what actually happened on saturday? we will explain with the editor in chief of the economist when we come back. [ orchestral music playing ]