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However, according to the Associated Press, his national security adviser John Bolton, said in Jerusalem Sunday that there wasn’t a timeline for the withdrawal and that “there are objectives that we want to accomplish that condition the withdrawal” from the Middle Eastern country. Bolton said conditions include defeating the “remnants” of ISIS in Syria and establishing protections for the U.S.-allied Kurds against any Turkish offensives.

Cheney told ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos that pulling troops out hastily could create “a situation where the Iranians were given free rein to really establish a land bridge there and control and dominate Syria.

“It would allow ISIS to begin to again form safe havens potentially and it would not serve the interest of our ally, Israel, and others in the region.\"

\"No. Obviously I disagree with the president's assessment of the history there,\" Rep. Liz Cheney says when asked by @gstephanopoulos about President Trump's statement that Russia's invasion of Afghanistan was justified in the late 1970s-1980s https://t.co/P6iz1j1VA4 pic.twitter.com/3NkcYIN26w

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The new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Adam Smith was asked earlier on “This Week” Sunday, whether he knows the policy in Syria and supports it.

“I don't think anybody knows what the policy is right now. That’s part of the problem,” the Democratic congressman from Washington said.

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“Our allies matter enormously, and the president treats them like dirt,” Smith said. “He insults them regularly, does not consult them, makes radical decisions via Twitter and then changes his mind the next day.

“Look, the world is big and complicated. The U.S. is not able to do everything on our own. We need allies, we need people to support us.\"

Smith agreed with Bolton that protecting the Kurds and ensuring ISIS cannot regain power are the two big concerns there.

“We don't want ISIS to rise again and be a transnational terrorist threat and we don't want our allies, the Kurds, to be slaughtered by [President Recep Tayyip] Erdogan in Turkey,” he said on “This Week.”

“I’m pleased that John Bolton has recognized the national security interest,” Smith added. “Let's have a discussion about all the different pieces that are necessary to meet U.S. National security interests and make an informed decision.”

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