James Jeffrey: “We need to be present in Syria, and the battle against ISIS gives us an opportunity to do so.”

We would do everything short of military force to try to hold off a Turkish incursion.

It was a mistake not to tell them before they learned about it from the media.

Well, first of all, we did not bring it. The Iraqis wanted it. And in the end, they have a constitutional democratic system.

What we really need in Idlib and throughout the rest of the country is a cease-fire.