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Equation. we know there are 70,000 members, women and children, beingom held in this camp and 200,000 foreign fight eers bein held in prisons. these are the most committed of the isis c members who survived thebe caliphate. mostly picked up in the last couple of months of the caliphate mean iing they surviv, year, under the rule of this group. this is the nucleus of where we believe the resurgence of isis is going to come from and the thought these people could be let go or under control of turkey, which has not shown itself to be a great partner in the fight against isis is not a great prospect. part of the reason why is because it s never beenha their priority. to them, the kurds are the priority. they think of them as a a terrorist group within turkey. ....
The forces have been there since 2014. u.s. forces. and as you had noted in your background, the partnership with the kurds was instrumental in the success in defeat iing isis. but everybody has their interests. so the united states was there and remain ed there i hope continues to remain there, because of efforts for reconstruction and development to allow ref yes to return to the area. solving a global migration problem obviously. t for counterterrorism issues and also to counter iranian influence and it s a big deal because you re talking about a countryng surrounded by u.s. partners andy allies. namely iraq, jordan and israel most orimportantly. if you leave, if you leave, the u.s. has already started to take ata backseat in the syria issue and in promoting peace there. in we re going to leave this vacuum for more sectarian conflict. more arinstability, for a breedg ground for terrorism. ....