David Axelrod actually said...

Either he didn't know what he was doing and opened the door to all of this because he didn't consult with his national security team, the Defense Department and so on, or he did know what he was doing and has opened the door to Bashar al Assad to stream back into that territory, to the Russians.

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David Axelrod critiques President Trump's decision-making regarding the U.S. military presence in Syria and its implications.

10/13/2019

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