James Jeffrey: “We think that this regime needs to subject itself to the U.N. process, free and fair elections, a new constitution or at…”

A political solution is highly unlikely with a government acting the way the current Assad government acts.

I think Russia's support for the Assad regime is a mistake.

what kind of message does that send and why would anybody want to be our allies in the future?

If those troops are withdrawn fully, a very important tool we had to keep ISIS under control will be gone.