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Report Video IssueBrett McGurk Suggests It Would Be "Reckless" to Leave Syria Now
2018-12-11T14:48:23-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/b01/20181211144906011_hd.jpgDuring a December 11 briefing on the war in Syria, Special Envoy Brett McGurk suggests it would be premature to leave Syria after defeating ISIS. "It would be reckless if we were just to say, well, the physical caliphate is defeated, so we can just leave now. I think anyone who’s looked at a conflict like this would agree with that," McGurk says.
During a December 11 briefing on the war in Syria, Special Envoy Brett McGurk suggests it would be premature to leave Syria after defeating … read more
During a December 11 briefing on the war in Syria, Special Envoy Brett McGurk suggests it would be premature to leave Syria after defeating ISIS. "It would be reckless if we were just to say, well, the physical caliphate is defeated, so we can just leave now. I think anyone who’s looked at a conflict like this would agree with that," McGurk says. close