When Donald Trump announced a sudden withdrawal from Syria and declared victory, he rattled his advisors and raised concerns and questions.
The Washington Post called it a win for Russia and President Vladimir Putin. Senator Lindsey Graham called the move a “stain on the honor” of the U.S. in a speech on the Senate floor.
In an extended interview with National Public Radio, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed back and defended administration actions there and in North Korea.
Pompeo said, “We’ve made the caliphate in Syria go away” but admitted that it left a “longtime battle which is a counterterrorism battle not only against ISIS but against Al-Qaida and others”.
