I THINK THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO IRAQ WAS EYE-OPENING. THE COMMANDERS THERE TOLD HIM THAT ISIS WAS IN A WORLD OF HURT , NOT COMPLETELY DESTROYED BUT WELL ON THE WAY. I THINK OPERATIONS TO COMPLETELY DESTROY AND DECIMATE ISIS ARE GOING TO BE ONGOING AND ARE GOING TO BE ACCELERATED. SO THE PRESIDENT ASSURED ME THAT HE IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS THE JOB DONE AND I ASSURED HIM THAT NOBODY HAS BEEN MORE EAGER TO DEFEAT ISIS THEN HE HAS AND WE ARE INSIDE THE 10 YARD LINE. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE KURDS THAT WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. THEY STEPPED UP WHEN NOBODY ELSE WOULD AND HE IS VERY AWARE OF THAT PROBLEM. HE IS GOING TO BE TALKING TO TURKEY ABOUT ASSURING TURKEY THAT THEY WILL HAVE A BUFFER ZONE THAT THEY NEED GIVEN THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE YPG KURDS BUT THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD WE WANT IS A WAR BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE KURDS THAT TAKES PRESSURE OFF OF THE -- OFF OF ISIS. AND THE LAST THING WE WANT IS FOR A RUN TO BE THE BIG WINNER. THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO FINISH THE JOB REGARDING ISIS. I SHARE HIS GOAL TO WITHDRAW OUR FORCES FROM SYRIA. I WANT TO DO IT IN THE RIGHT WAY. MAKING SURE THAT IRAN IS NOT THE BIG WINNER. AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PRESIDENT, I HAVE NEVER FELT BETTER ABOUT WHERE WE ARE HEADED. WE ARE SLOWING THINGS DOWN IN A SMART WAY BUT THE GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE SAME. BE ABLE TO LEAVE SYRIA AND MAKE SURE THAT ISIS CANNOT COME BACK, MAKE SURE OUR PARTNERS ARE TAKING CARE OF, AND IRAN IS CONTAINED. I THINK IT WILL TAKE LONGER THAN EVERYBODY THOUGHT BUT I THINK WE WILL GET THERE.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?456512-1/senator-graham-discusses-syria-lunch-meeting-president-trump
