we will withdraw from syria. the timeline will be consistent with what we can do to make sure that our soldiers are safe and that we continue the counter ice sis campaign, that we do all that we can to keep the coalition against iran together. those are also things the president has made very clear he is going to do when he visited iraq. goodness. a week ago, he made very clear that those were things that were also important. we will manage those threats to america but we will do so without a couple thousand folks on the ground in syria. >> i wouldn't even venture to guess how many frequent flier miles you have as a result of just one year? we have been friends a long time. i know how hard you are working and how much success is happening on the world stage. secretary pompeo, thanks for joining us. >> sean, thank you very much. have a good evening.

troops from syria. the u.s. military has said heavy military equipment has started to be withdrawn since the president's announcement. there has been more than 1,000 u.s. air and artillery strikes against isis in syria. last week in cairo, secretary of state, mike pompeo, speaking broadly about the region, said the u.s. had learned its lesson about retreating from the middle east. >> we learned that when america retreats, chaos often follows. when we neglect our friends, resentment builds. when we partner with our enemies, they advance. >> reporter: president trump has been briefed on the attack. we will provide an update from the pentagon when we learn more and once families have been alerted. the turks have wanted u.s. troops to pull out of northern syria. this will be the first test for acting defense secretary, patrick shanahan. >> bill: what does this do to the withdrawal, jennifer? >> i think it is unclear. it will be up to president trump. what we have seen in recent weeks is that there has been a change

i'm getting out -- we're getting out of syria. look, we don't want syria. obama gave up syria when he didn't real late the redline. i did when i shot 59 missiles in. that was a long time later. when president obama decided not to violate his statement that never crossed the red line and they did, he didn't do anything about it. making a threat is okay. you always have to follow-through with the threat. you can't make a threat and do nothing. so syria was lost long ago. it was lost long ago. besides that, we're talking about sand and death. that's what we're talking about. we're not talking about vast wealth. we're talking about sand and death. now, the kurds, it's very interesting. turkey doesn't like them. other people do. i didn't like the fact that they're selling the small oil that they have to iran. the kurds are partners are selling oil to iran. we're not thrilled about that. i'm not happy about it at all. at the same time, they fight better when we fight with them. you know, when we send 30 f-18s in front of them, they fight better than when we don't

bases in syria. national security officials describe bolton's meetings in turkey as productive but did not address erdogan's refusal to meet bolton. bolton laid out the trump administration new plan for syria. erdogan said preparation for a new military operation against the kurds are complete. but erdogan won't carry out military action while u.s. forces are still there. >> bret: the u.s. supreme court reve rejected an emergency appeal over a pending federal subpoena linked to robert mueller's russia investigation. the justices are refuses to dismiss a contempt citation. the company challenged a suspect from a federal grand jury in washington after refusing to turn over documents to u.s. investigators. the company filed a request with the high court to hear the dispute on the legal merits. that request is pending. the supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg missed arguments for the second day in a row recuperating from cancer surgery last month. a russian lawyer has been charged with obstruction o

forces from syria that isis is emphatically crashed. still remains a threat with around 2000, but also tens of thousands of isis fighters lay in love, specially in iraq. we have to radically threat and can friend the looming iranian side of serious and we have to as well look after her syrian kurdish allies with the united states against a service. it's a highly complicated picture and i think john bolton seriously sent a very clear and very welcome message today, which i think should be a very reassuring at this time. eric: booklet ankara tomorrow and meetings with erdogan administration could really get assurances from turkey that they will not attack the kurds? >> certainly that is what the u.s. administration is looking for. and i think the turks will be open and the fact give to america's recommendations here. after all, turkey is important. the united states a key strategic interest as well. it's important the united states and turkey were together to advance an common interests, specially the defeat of isis. hopefully the turks w

troop withdrawal from syria. the shift in u.s. policy is the latest in a series of reversals following president trumps december decision to withdraw troops from the country. admits continue reporting on the topic, he tweeted monday "the failing "new york times" has no lindley written a story of my intentions in syria. no different than my original statement. we will be leaving at a proper pace, at the same time continuing to fight isis and doing all else that is prudent and necessary." president trumps original statement indicated a u.s. troop withdrawal and 30 days. last week that timeline was extended to four months. now following ambassador's comments, there is no set timeline only a set condition. >> we will be discussing these president's decision to withdraw, but to do so from northeast syria in a way that make sure that isis is defeated and to take care of those who have fought with us against isis and other terrorist groups. >> the u.s. will continue its military role than syria. he says that while the u.s. troop withdraw

it is preparing an offense against what it considers terrorists in syria. erdogan said he had an understanding with president trump last month about the u.s. with daal of forces from syria, other voices in the administration are trying to dissuade and influence the president on his syrian decision. >> shepard: still no word on how long they expect to it complete the withdrawal that's been only talked about. >> right. secretary of state pompeo says he refuses to discuss timetables, the administration refuses to discuss timetables. the president said in the announcement the troops were going to come home and they're coming home now. now the administration is discussing all of the conditions. the defeat of isis, protecting those kurdish forces, and ensuring that iran doesn't fill in any type of void the u.s. creates. but the president's opponents and democrats are saying that basically the president in his announcement on syria was impulsive, policy has been inconsistent, democratic senator chris murphy tweet bhag a debacle, trump says troops are leaving syria

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inside syria aimed at the golan heights yesterday. trey yingst has more. >> dana, this morning the israeli military launched a series of air strikes of iranian targets in syria. at least 11 people were killed, including four syrian soldiers. we know all of this started after daytime strikes yesterday. they were targeting other iranian facilities in syria. they targeted munitions storage sights, an intelligence facility and training camp. in response to the strikes by the israelis yesterday, we know that a rocket was fired into israel by the iranians from syria. in response, the israeli missile defense, the iron dome, intercepted the rockets flying over a popular ski resort a few miles from where we're standing right now in northern israel. ultimately this led to what we're seeing today, which is a war of words between the israelis and the iranians. just earlier today, we saw iran's top air force general saying that if there were ever a war between israel and iran, the iranians would ripe israel off the map. dana? >> dana: thank you, t

a deadly terror attack in syria killing three soldiers. nancy pelosi asking president trump to delay his state of the union address until the government is open and theresa may facing a no competence vote putting her job on the line. hello, everyone. i'm dana perino. this is "the daily briefing." it's crunch time for the british leader after her brexit plan was defeated in parliament. lawmakers debating on whether may's government should remain in power. greg palkot live in london. greg? >> hi, dana. we're literally minutes away from knowing if u.k. prime minister will survive yet another political challenge. as you noted, happening right now in the house of commons, the u.k. parliament, a debate and a vote on a motion of no confidence in may's conservative government. that was put forward by the opposition labour leader jeremy corbyn. this after humiliating defeat yesterday of her plan for britain to exit the european union, brexit, leaving the political state of one of america's most important alleys in a bit of chaos right now. here's a

the suicide attack in syria. this is exactly what republicans like lindsey graham have warned may happen if the u.s. pulls out of syria too quickly. tonight graham plus an unnamed senior diplomat are putting some of the blame for the suicide attack with the president. breaking tonight, commander in chief telling top senators in a private meeting he is not going to radically adjust his plans to draw down u.s. troops in both syria and afghanistan. all of this coming after u.s. central command confirmed that four americans were killed in an explosion in syria, two u.s. troops as well as to call american civilian defense workers. this coming days after the administration began the process of withdrawing troops. republican rand paul said he's proud of president as he emerged from a meeting on syria today at the white house. kentucky senator says this president has guts to tell a group of senators as well as the american people rate large that the u.s. has been at war and too many places for too long and that the presi

in syria, we've had a tremendous impact. when i went there, don't forget, when i went to syria, five years ago, they were supposed to be there for three to four months and they never came out. we are pulling back in syria. we're going to be removing our troops. i never said we're doing it quickly but we're decimating isis. when i was elected president two years ago, isis was all over syria and all over iraq. we've wiped out isis in iraq. we've wiped out isis and we're doing it for two reasons. we're really doing it because we don't want them coming here just so we understand. but we're doing it for a number of reasons. now, we're helping other countries when we do that too, you have to remember. iran hates isis more than we do, if that's possible. russia hates isis more than we do. turkey hates isis maybe not as much as we do, but these are countries that hate isis and they can do a little of the fighting in their neighborhood also but with that being said we're pulling out of syria, but we're doing it and we won't be finall

is pulling out of syria. u.s. allies are very concerned about the 800 isis fighters being held in a kurdish prison. if they are released they could flood western capitals and launch attacks. >> bret: a number of foreign fighters they are thank you. for the second day in a row president trump invited democrats to the white house to talk about the shut down and ways to resolve it, today some of them actually showed up. today house speaker nancy pelosi insisted that because of the security challenges during this partial shutdown, the president should postpone or cancel estate of the union address. chief white house correspondent john roberts tells us how that went over. >> not well, nancy pelosi's office tells fox news it was on the recommendation of a single reload employee, she asked the president to pull the plug on the state of the union address. republicans in congress say this is more about politics than it is protection. >> in a remarkable move nancy pelosi today sent a letter to president trump asking him to

we were supporting a terrorist in syria. and we're not allowed to talk about it anymore because the president trumpot is making decisions. >> tucker: unbelievable. thank you for tieing that piece up. >> quickly do you know who ran the iea at the time general nike flynn. >> tucker: we are going to learn more. >> you are welcome. >> tucker: just before christmas the president made the decision to end america's troop presence in syria. his rationale was simple, we were there to defeat isis, isis has been crossed. time to declare victory and go home. make sense? no. not in washington. people here lost control.no america is not allowed to withdraw from any place ever, wherever american troops go. they must remain until the end, whenever that is. >> well, there are so many foolish things this man has done. but this ranks pretty high. >> a decision that is dangerous.s. and a decision that is a i christmas present to vladimir putin. >> giving a huge christmas present to putin and to iran. >> i couldn't disagree more with his decisio

going fall out over troops pulling it from syria. turkish president erdogan has gone out of the white house, the advisor john bolton, and refused to meet with him over u.s. demands that turkey protect our kurdish allies inside syria. a life report coming up. and, new signs that some democrats may be moving closer to a 2020 presidential run amid a growing debate inside the party over the type of candidate they think they need. details from reaction, the power panel slides in. stay with me. >> it is clear to me that what we need in this country is leadership that has a vision of the future in which everyone can see themselves. >> i was raised that when you see a problem he don't complain about it. you go and you do something about it. ♪ if you're a veteran homeowner who needs cash, call newday usa. home values are rising, and with newday's va cash out home loan, you can borrow up to 100 percent of your home's increased value. you could get 54,000 dollars or more and lower your payments by over $600 a month. with automatic authority f

we begin with a fox news alert with the president facing a new crisis in syria, a deadly challenge to his america first policy, appears the commander-in-chief is holding firm in his plan to get our troops out of syria. angel family storming the offices of democratic leaders demanding they work with donald trump to build the border barrier. and angel mother tried to see chuck schumer and nancy pelosi joins us live to explain what happened. another missing mother this time in texas, vanishing nearly two weeks ago. her family speaking out saying there is no way she would just take off. welcome to fox news at night. we begin with it henry with the latest from the white house as the president faces new challenges to his plans to get us troops out of syria but some breaking news on the legal front for the president tonight as well. >> a latebreaking development, the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani dealing with the russia investigation, robert mueller have special counsel probe making big news tonight. he was on cnn suggesting he and the president never suggested campaign aides i

troops out of syria. saying it will be done slowly following a two hour white house lunch with lindsey graham on sunday. listen. >> after the discussions with the president, i've never felt better about where we are headed. i think we are slowing things down in a smart way. the goal has always been the same. >> julie: charlie hurt's is an opinion editor at the washington times. branding rights and a former cia officer and a democrat. thank you for coming on this new year. let me start with you brian. james mattis officially leaves his post at 11:59 p.m. tonight. he walks away admits to a controversial decision to pull all u.s. troops out of syria. a decision he felt strongly against. what you think will be the new u.s. policy as we head into 2019? >> two goals in the first and foremost is to contain and degrade isis. the second is to create a degree of stability such that we can get of those refugees spread throughout the middle east back into damascus, back into syria. the third and final goal for the pr

forces from syria. is that trump maintains that he never said it would be a quick withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria, and added this morning that the united states is leaving at a proper pace while fighting isis and doing all else that is prudent and necessary. the administration says that u.s. forces are still -- >> he made it clear he wants to bring the troops home. we have done our work in syria, which is to destroy the territorial caliphate. the department of the defense comes up with the operational plans to make sure that we are able to withdraw our troops safely. >> national security advisor john bolton the schedule to meet tomorrow with turk as president recep tayyip erdogan. part of the discussions with the government assured the safety of kurdish forces that fought isis alongside the united states. the u.s. considers those forces reliable allies. turkey says they are terrorists. his spokesperson, according to turkish media, says "you argue that a terrorist organization represents kurds is, a

troops from syria. the pentagon was worried that the troops would be a target following the surprise announcement in december. the decision led to the resignation of jim mattis. here's what vice president mike pence said today at the state department after the attack. >> thanks to the leadership of this commander-in-chief and the courage and sacrifice of our armed forces, we're now actually able to begin to hand-off the fight to our coalition partners and we're bringing our troops home. the caliphate has crumbled and isis has been defeated. >> many allies are calling his remarks today tone deaf. isis has already claimed responsibility for today's suicide attack, a reminder that the group is not defeated, shep. >> shepard: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. the battle for britain and over the fate of brexit. the british prime minister theresa may narrowly survived the fight of her political life after a crushing defeat over her plan to separate from the european union. many american companies could b

in american teenager caught fighting with isis in syria. the 60-year-old boy and 7 other extremists were plotting to attack kurdish forces or civilians, this coming days after we learned two other american terrorists including a texas schoolteacher were also captured in syria. last month donald trump announced plans to pull troops out of the country after defeating isis. the time is 10 minutes after the top of the hour and democrat standing firm in the refusal for the border wall. can they be convinced walls work? our next guest says there is a way to change their mind. >> hits arden in the head. >> hard pass, harder hit, james harden deflecting a rocket pass, the play going viral this morning. ♪ got to keep your head up ♪ >> donald trump walking out on nancy pelosi and chuck schumer calling negotiations with democratic leaders a waste of time. he is not backing down on the wall as he heads to the border. what happened next? joining me to discuss is nathan sprout. thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. let's begin with your thought

take america's involvement in syria. new documents from the obama administration show that the roots of america's involvement there were caused directly by our intervention in libya. the one that destroyed the regime for no obvious reason of mommy marc muammar qaddafi. this is one piece i have been waiting for for a long time. why are they in benghazi in the first place looked like they were part of or witness to arms movements from qaddafi stockpiles to rebels in syria, am i misstating this. >> no, you north not misstating it dia documents in 2015 showing in 2012 our defense establishment was telling everyone else in the obama administration that weapons were flowing from benghazi into syria, that we were supporting the terrorists in syria also warning border syria and iraq armies pulling back in that gap they warned isis might emerge and establish a caliphate and have dire consequences for the region. everything was on the table and looked like started because of the collapse of the qaddafi regime. >> tucker: we precip

military forces from syria. tonight, we talk with mike pompeo about syria and the administration's increasing toefrts briefforts to bring stability to an unstable region. >> reporter: the american withdrawal from syria has started. that's according to the pentagon. officials say the united states is removing equipment. it is unclear when or if the 2000 or so american troops will leave. secretary of state, mike pompeo is traveling the region, nine countries across eight days, consulting with allies on u.s. middle east policy. secretary pompeo says the assad regime, russia, and iran should join negotiations on syria's political future. >> we want to make sure all options are open as the political discourse begins. >> the idea that the united states is saying, assad must go, is that still in effect? >> the syrian people will ultimately decide who is going to lead the country. the political process is the way we get to empower the people inside of syria. >> reporter: in 2017, then secretary of state, rex tillerson,

forces in syria since deployed 2015. four americans killed in a suicide bombing and hotly contested city of bandage 20 miles of the border of turkey. two u.s. service members into civilian supporting u.s. special operations forces. three american soldiers also wounded and evacuated by helicopters but officials say the americans leak meeting local leaders and intelligence gathering at a local restaurant. the identity of the four will not be released until next of kin completed. the pentagon, the president wants to add space missile defense to the u.s. military -- military arsenal. >> we are committed to establishing a missile defense program that can shield every city of the united states, and we will never negotiate away our right to do this. >> the move -- the new div -- missile defense interceptor missiles to alaska the next four years. the officials say the overall missile defense plan on a scale not seen since president reagan's "star wars." unlike ballistic missiles which follow a standard trajectory, the pentagon c

-backed kurdish fighters in syria. the efforts fail. turkey's president denied a meeting with bolton. turkey considers the kurds terrorists. the foreign minister says his forces could cross the border into syria and begin their attack on u.s. allies very soon. >> our operation is not dependent on whether the u.s. pulls out or not. our president said we will enter east of the euphrates and start this operation. >> a spokesman for the kurdish militia in syria said they are feeling abandoned today but he was military. turkey's president is set to go to mosque out for a meeting with vladimir putin to discuss next steps in syria. harris? >> harris: thank you very much much. jesse jane duff is rick tired gunnery sergeant for the u.s. marine corps, and bringing her expertise to the program today. i'm appreciative of your time. let's start with the backup plan, what they are out of syria. a lot of people want to know -- could we respond to the scorpions nesting there, isis, if they decide to be their heads again? >> scorpions they are. yes, we

plans to withdraw troops from syria. the kurdish forces were central to the war on the islamic state in syria. but the turkish government views them as terrorists. there seems to be no sign of a deal now, with the turkish president erdogan refusing to even meet with john bolton. and criticizing the emerging plan that bolton discussed on a recent trip to israel. watch. >> it's not possible for us to accept, to solve a message. john bolton gave from israel. john bolton has made a very serious mistake. whoever thinks this way is also mistaken. we cannot make any concessions in this regard, and those involved in the chair corridor in syria will receive the necessary punishment. >> harris: meanwhile, secretary of state mike pompeo landed in jordan for middle east who are looking to reassure allies the u.s. will remain in the region. here is secretary pompeo speaking with reporters and jordan, using the arabic name for isis. >> the most significant threat to the region is -- , and the islamic resolution. the revolutionary effo

awaiting the comment on the incident from syria. four americans lost their lives. we will have that when it begins light from the pentagon on "america's newsroom." i can breathe again! ahhhh! i can breathe again! ughh! vicks sinex. breathe on. >> bill: here in new york city, the otto warmbier a reality. fox news learning a local councilman proposal picking up steam and otto warmbier the american column who died released from a prison in north korea. watching that story live from new york city. >> it is an honor with a pointed message. otto warmbier a plan to move to new york city in december 2016. and a financial firm, but tragically he never made it. the 22-year-old instead spent the summer locked in a north korean prison cell and returned home to die. becoming a heartbreaking symbol of the inhumane brutality of the north korean regime. now fox news has learned there is a dramatic plan to honor otto warmbier. this will be something ingrained in the memory. a slight thumb in the nose to kim jong un. city councilman planning a defian

they want to do the same in syria. they want to take over syria. they want to push everybody out of syria. stay there and terrorism. we cannot allow it we will not allow it we will attack any time we see a threat to israel in syria. would he see will attack the iranians. would proved it in the past. >> bill: if the president wants to take u.s. forces out of syria saying the job has been done, and he has made his case to the american people, we are not going to stay forever in these countries as we have in the past, what would be your message to president trump right now? >> we work very closely with the administration. we know how to protect ourself. whenever we ask the americans to come and fight for israel. we have a strong force to protect israel. it is an american decision to decide about it by the way, when you look at the numbers, you have only 2,000 american troops today in syria. if you compare it to iranians, that's more than 80,000 people. most of them are proxies paying pack stainians, iraqis to fight in syria. about 5,000 iranian troops

policy on syria. for that, the chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. >> shep, good afternoon. a stunning break with president trump. mitch mcconnell announcing that he has filed an amendment saying the united states should not be bringing home u.s. troops any time soon. >> i never would acknowledge the plain fact that al-quaida, isis and their affiliates in syria and afghanistan continue to pose a serious threat to us here at home. it would recognize the danger of a precipitous withdrawal from either conflict and highlight the need for diplomatic engagement and political solutions to the underlying conflicts in syria and afghanistan. >> then a short time ago as senate republican leaders were leaving their luncheon, mcconnell talked more about this saying it's important to show our allies in the region, israel and jordan, that the u.s. is still committed to them. he talked about basically this being critical in terms of the mission that is still not done over there. se

for our audience, erdogan never shut the border between turkey and syria. the iraqis were several hundred in northeastern syria in summer of 2012, they were largely international fighters from the region and they came through the syrian border. he kept the border open even though he told us he shut it down. he thought isis would go west and attack the bashar al-assad regime. they establish the caliphate, huge strategic blunder on the part of erdogan. we have to be skipped about him. i don't trust him and i assume members of the administration are moving cautiously in dealing with it. shannon: thank you very much. democratic lawmaker from texas defending her remarks that the shooting death of an african-american girl was a hate crime. both suspect in the case are african-american. in 18-year-old begging for asylum saying she's been trapped in an airport trying to escape an abusive family she claims may kill her if she's forced to return home. we have an update. my name is jeff sheldon, and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's grea

the us apparently is beginning the process of withdrawing troops from syria. that according to a military official. this comes as donald trump announced his decision to take troops out of syria following the defeat of isis. here to weigh in his station chief and fox news contributor dan hoffman. thank you for joining us. breaking news, what are your thoughts on it? >> there are a lot of unknowns, a little over 2000 us troops providing train and assist with syrian democratic forces made largely of those kurds whom turkey continues an offshoot of their terrorist group and what we don't know is how many troops the united states has begun withdrawing from the region but syria in many ways will be a test of what mike pompeo outlined. the trump doctrine from cairo. heather: you don't think this is a discrepancy because earlier on the president said he's going to pool these troops, sudden troop withdrawal, this is part of the process, a beginning point. >> the president later emphasized the process would be orderly and would proceed along a logical timetable, that it

it was a total mess in syria. we've almost eradicated all of them. we think all of them will be gone by the time we get out. we're heading back, and we're also fighting. you can do two things at once. plus as you know we have other bases in the general area. in particular we have one in iraq. nobody said anything about that. we're fighting the endless wars. i campaigned on getting out of the endless wars. i've done more than i said. not only am i able to get out, but i've also won. you look at what i've tone. we've largely eradicated isis. that doesn't mean we don't totally finish the job. that's going to be a short period of time. we have to bring our troops back home. it is time. >> certainly an accomplishment. the destruction of isis has not gotten enough notice. >> they don't want to talk about it. >> pete: they really don't. if lindsey graham is on bored -- board with a plan like that, that's a good sign. everyone thought 2019 would be the year that democrats try to take the primary to win in 2020. one of them jumped the gun. elizabeth warren, o

to get our troops out of syria and right to get our troops out of afghanistan. i think everybody saying we can't do that needs to explain what they think winning in those wars look like and where the metrics are. lots of different problems in afghanistan and what seems to be the answer from the foreign policy establishments, stay forever. that's not a policy. we can't do that. >> the statement goes further than other potential candidates but it could open the door for them to follow suit. in 2008 bernie sanders called afghanistan a, quote, unwinnable war and during the 2016 campaign he opposed the continuation of what he called the afghan occupation and when joe biden was vice president he opposed the afghanistan troop surge favoring a smaller counterterrorism force. during the 2016 race the merit of the wars in iraq, syria and afghanistan was a back burner issue but the polarizing debate promises to resurface in a big way, from declaring isis had been to fetid is what prompted the resignation of general james mattis as defense secretary and this week the presid

troops out of syria. it comes after clear pressure from the president's military advisors and foreign counterparts who worry a swift pull-out from syria could leave open opportunities for rapid iranian expansion in the region. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with secretary of state mike pompeo. talks will continue when bolton meets with netanyahu on sunday in jerusalem. yesterday president trump indicated the fight against isis can still continue as u.s. troops prepare to leave the region. president trump saying quote you can do two things at once. the president's comments come as syrian government troops did move deeper into a part of syria on monday, a contested area between the syrians, kurds and turks. government forces were invited to enter the city by kurdish forces the movement is a temporary fix to a larger issue. the turkish government is planning a major offensive in the region which could lead to violence against the kurds. while the u.s. withdraw of troops from syria will take pl

getting out of syria. and the recent stinging criticism by john kerry, his predecessor, who says that president trump should just resign. watch. you said new winds are blowing in the world and they are positive. you pointed to the brexit example and also to president trump, nations matter. borders matter. one headline says mike pompeo drops anti-globalist stink bomb with a smile. >> well, i did smile. martha, it's good to be with you. what i did was try to explain to those who were sitting there in davos why it is that america has been an enormous force for good over the last two years with the trump administration. how our policies make not only americans safer but the whole world and contribute to economic growth and wealth creation and freedom all around the world. those are the things i talked about. the importance of the nation state as the fundamental building block for national security and frankly for stability in regions as well. it can sometimes seem disruptive it can sometimes seem like america

troos from holding syria. senator lindsey graham spoke moments ago during the senate confirmation hearing for the attorney general. >> my concern of the statements made by president trump that you set in motion enthusiasm by the enemy we are fighting, and i would hope the president would look long and hard before he settled in syria. >> pentagon officials worry that u.s. troops will be a target. after the dance with her they were pulling out. it led to the resignation of secretary jim mattis. today, reports emerge that american soldiers have been killed in this attack, vice president pence spoke at the state department praising the decision to withdraw. >> affixed to the leadership of this commander-in-chief and the courage and sacrifice of our armed forces, we are now actually able to begin to hand off the fight against isis in syria to our coalition partners and we are bringing our troops home. the caliphate has crumbled, and isis has been defeated. >> isis has already claimed responsibility for today's suic

>> here is what we care about in syria. the problem of syria and the rest of the middle east in stable efforts, how many stable middle east -- we are not back there, fighting wars in iraq and other places so the question is how to do that. we in turkey don't have identical interests in how to deal with syria but i believe in the president's second tweet shows that there is a basin cooperation between the united states and turkey if we can find a way. the contentious issue with the kurdish population. the kurdish population in the middle east, a lot of people think about iraq when they think of curtis dan. from the us perspective what we don't want is another humanitarian catastrophe, the turks have a military operation tens of thousands of refugees on the road. what the turks want is they don't want kurdish terrorists for curse security. >> i will go out of order here. this is the one you are referencing, quote, long-overdue pullout from syria with little remaining isis caliphate hard from many directions. will attack again

the worst enemy of russia, iran, syria is isis. we are killing isis for people that are not necessarily an agreement with us. we have gone into syria and in two years we have reduced it to about 99% of the territorial caliphate. that doesn't mean you are not going to have somebody around and who knows what happens in who it was, nobody is sure. but i will say this. syria was a mess. we have done bashar al-assad a big favor and we've done our country a favor. we brought it down to less then 1%. we didn't stop. we could be pulling back but we have been hitting ice is hard in the last 3 weeks in particular over the last three weeks. moving along very well. moving along very well. when i took over it was a total mess. you have to ask yourself, we are killing isis, for russia, for iran, for syria, for iraq, for a lot of other places. at some point you want to bring our people back home. i've been talking about this since the campaign. we have done, we are down to 99%, control of 99% and we are hitting the rest of it powerfully over the

troops out of syria. the u.s. military said friday that it had begun the withdrawal process despite mixed messages from the administration since the surprise announcement in december. jonathan shanzer is senior vice president of the foundation for defense of democrats. welcome back to the show. appreciate it. so mike pompeo, john bolton both in the middle east this week. how well did they actually reassure the allies? >> look, i think they both accomplished several things while in the region. i think pompeo's speech in particular reinforced the u.s. message that it is going to take a tough line on iran. i think that pompeo trying to encourage the arab world to work with the israelis to counsel the iranians with something that needed to be said in the region. the fact we're seeing some of this movement by u.s. forces in syria, that we're looking at the beginning of the withdrawal, i certainly think our allies in the region are wondering whether these are mixed messages and whether pompeo and bolton speak for the pr

to leave syria. while in israel over the weekend, ambassador bolton set out some conditions for the withdrawal but offered no hard timeline. >> we are going to be discussing the president's decision to withdraw, but to do so from northeast syria in a way that makes sure that isis is defeate defeated, and to take care of those who have fought with us against isis and other terrorist groups. >> shannon: here's what the president tweeted just a short time ago. endless wars, especially those which were fought out of judgment mistakes made many years ago and those where we are getting little financial or military help from the rich country that so greatly benefits from what we are doing will eventually come to a glorious end. fox news senior strategic analyst at general jack keane. great to have you with us. >> good to see you. >> shannon: that's an interesting word for him to use. come to a glorious end. we know we have ambassador bolton and the chiefs as far as there is the negotiation as far as i was l

look long and hard before that in syria. todd: isis taking credit for bombing the two americans, two servicemembers. that is frightening. carley: powerful winter storm slammed california, one man killed when a tree fell on the homeless encampment. four is losing their lives in a horrific car crash in nassau. in the south, heavy fog and rain blame from 19 car pile up. dozens of people hurt. the winter storms pushing yeast bringing snow, winds and heavy rain. todd: two days of confirmation hearings democrats not satisfied with william barare. 9 witnesses testifying before the hearings wrapped up. democrats want more assurances that he will be transparent with robert mueller. >> this is a big report. the public needs to see it. i am hopeful that report will be made public. my vote depends on that. todd: in case you didn't realize it was a fake report. the committee has until tuesday to submit more questions before deciding if the entire senate will vote on the nomination. carley: the mayor of los angeles mediating as teachers s

troops will stay in syria. dana. >> dana: on iran, what concern does the trump administration say they have about iran in the region? >> welsh dana, president trump just last week said iran can do what they want on the ground in syria. and if you look at bolton's comments in israel just this weekend, his own national security adviser reaffirming u.s. support of israeli strikes against iranian targets in the country of syria. from the perspective of israel, iran having free reign means a greater threat to israel from iranian backed proxies along the country's northern border. this is a reality that trump administration officials have had to face during meetings on the ground in the region. dana? >> dana: trey, thank you. more than 1 million former felons will soon have their voting rights restored in florida. a new law comes into effect after a ballot amendment was approved last november. ex-convicts who have completed their sentences will now be able to register. the measure does not apply to those convicted of

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now we are seeing it in syria. so i would hope the president would look long and hard before he is headed in syria >> harris: fellow republican rand paul continues to back the hesident ab this, and his concern is the loss of life. s heart was that of those families. what has to happen -- and we have help these people t the tune of trillions of dollars. they need to stand up and fight. >> harris: in her former job, sean, you are to the prere posom whatatatat lindsey grahahahahahn saying. it could have played a role. that the words that were used about the pull out in syria had anything to do with vulnerability over there forever troops? >> sean: i don't think so. i don't think you had a direct correlation. i think that if this was the year from now and resolve the reconstitution of vices, that may be the case. but to simply say it happened that quick, i don't see the correlation. i do think there's a middle ground between what senator graham and senator paul are talking about. the president clearly cares about the l

or syria, or turkey. what the hell is he going to do and say? i think there are people like kim jong un who are just waiting so excitedly like beto o'rourke, because they know -- it would be more than another person to push around. >> harris: one thing that has been talked about is maybe by then-beto. >> capri: i think shared brown beto o'rourke. >> david: i like biden-cafaro. [laughter] >> harris: she would never be on the bottom of that ticket! he could not be elected against ted cruz. >> capri: that's right. just because he came close and a red state doesn't mean it will carry the day. >> melissa: a mid fall out over president trump's decision to withdraw troops from syria, a top white house official is laying out conditions that must be met before our troops come home. doesn't signal a potential shift in strategy? we will debate that. >> we are pulling back in syria. we are going to be removing our troops. i never said we are doing it that quickly, but we are decimating isis. ♪ let's see. if these packs have the same number of bladder leak

, and there affiliates in syria and afghanistan continue to pose a serious threat. to speak at one of those areas where the president is speaking about what the orders were for the penta pentagon. they were told to make sure that isis doesn't control all the land it has come a 40,000 square miles. in fact, as we saw tonight, it is down to one count of its around it. now if people want to change what the determination is for a while why we are there, they are more than welcome to do that. congress is more than welcome to make a case of why we should be in syria for up to 18 years, and make the case that that involvement makes sense and that expense of money and lives is something that is in the u.s.'s interests. but as far as the question is what we achieved what we set out to do, there is no question we did defeat isis as a landholder. >> bret: there is not a lot of nuance in the president's twitter feed when he says these things. >> but -- >> bret: that there is a lot of detail in those testimonies. >> but when it comes from holding miles from 40,000 miles to one t

look at the pull-out from syria. we're pulling out from syria. we're pulling out when iran is not a threat. so see you in 2050. this administration has a penchant for doing this. you make a big bold statement and then you let the nettlesome work that is in the courts and congress and other things bog it down but you get the headline you want. in this case, the president would get cover to reopen the government. >> dana: this weekend we have democratic hopefuls for presidential candidates in 2020 headed to iowa. that would be the first caucus state. what do they do when they get there to talk about border security? are they going far left to capture that attention? >> if you're near a pizza ranch anywhere in iowa, brace yourself. the salad bar will get busier. the truth for democrats, the activists there talking to in iowa want the hardest, most absolutely intransigent line on this question, not a penny more. they're with pelosi. that's what they want to hear. for other states and the general election, they can't paint themselves in to that corner