of hours. i think it s really the implement aation that has generated all these negative outcomeses, the criticism, the deaths, the accusations against the u.s. when, again, a good idea could have turned out better, had it been more properly executed. eric: you think erdogan would have offered any concessions when he wanted to put the 20-mile buffer in there and wanted to get the kurds out. yeah, he wantsdz wants the kurds out. he can t get them unless the u.s. moves. that gives the u.s. leverage, to put us in a position to say you want us out, okay, fine, but x, y and z for us. similarly with the russians. that s what bargaining is about. i didn t think we should be on the ground to begin with. once you re on the ground, then you do have some bargaining leverage. we didn t have to leave. when we leave is up to us and so i think a more detailed plan, a better process would have yielded a better result. again, i don t b think w think d