partners, the most loyal partners that the united states has ever had in its fight against isis, and with this kurdish partner and with american protection, the kurds have formed a little state and they have carved out an independent republic right on the turkish border. they are fighting isis, but they are also sustaining this kurdish enclave which is under threat. just to the north of this kurdish enclave are turkish forces poised to destroy them. there are a lot of things that are at play here. if u.s. troops pulled back and pulled back precipitously, the kurds could invade and take over this area. they ve threatened to destroy this kurdish enclave, so a lot of u.s. troops would feel that they d betrayed their close ally, and the fight against isis isn t quite over according to the u.s. military s own estimates.
establish a military presence and will go after iran itself. if we allow iran to move in it could spark a war with israel in the region. sandra: are you suggesting the president s words last week about pulling u.s. troops out of syria emboldened assad? what i m saying is that talk of withdrawal generally emotion boldens our adversaries. president trump pushed back the adversaries by taking decisive action in syria. when they used chemical weapons last time he struck. he has had great military success against isis. he needs to realize that he can t make the same mistake that barack obama made which was he thought when he came in he thought isis was defeated and it was driven from its territory and only had a few hundred adherents left and we pulled out and isis made a massive comeback. the same will happen in syria. isis isn t the only danger in syria. al qaeda has a massive army in
trump has continued barack obama s policies against isis in iraq and syria, letting local forces handle the front line fighting with u.s. adviser, artillery and air power providing usual results. the results, isis has been driven in iraq and same set to happen in the syrian city of ir iraqa. hundreds of thousands were forced to flee no one know how many civilians were killed and isis isn t defeated. as it loses territory it s expected to return to its roots as a deadly insurgency, while still promoting terror around the world. the north korea problem has only grown on trump s watch. if pyongyang pursues its nuclear ambitions recently successfully
going anywhere. trump has continued barack obama s policies against isis in iraq and syria, letting local forces handle the front line fighting with u.s. advisors, artillery and air power providing crucial support. the results, isis has been driven from mosul in iraq and the same looks set to happen in the syrian city of raqqah. but the human cost is devastating. much of mosul is now rubble. hundreds of thousands were forced to flee. no one knows precisely how many civilians were killed. and isis isn t defeated. as it loses territory, it s expected to return to its roots as a deadly insurgency while still promoting terror around the world. the north korea problem has only grown on trump s watch. as pyongyang pursues its nuclear ambitions, recently successfully
iraqs, the necessary initial first step, but there are other areas they have to address. including this pocket, as i said, and importantly, the euphrates valley up to the syrian border. with all that, barbara, how will the u.s. military be utilized or involved? reporter: clearly the u.s. will take very much a leading role in overhead reconnaissance, aircraft and drones flying overhead almost constantly looking for isis targets, just as rick was saying. to go after them. you can have troops on the ground, but they re going to have to have aircraft overhead, patrolling these vast areas and look for the isis targets. securing strategic lines of communication. securing oil fields. making sure that isis isn t coming back. so look for that air activity, including air strikes to continue and look for u.s. special forces. u.s. troops. to be on the ground much closer to the front lines with iraqi