From Dec. 11 @statedept briefing on #Syria with Brett McGurk:
"I think it’s fair to say Americans will remain on the ground after the physical defeat of the caliphate, until we have the pieces in place to ensure that that defeat is enduring."
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"I think it’s fair to say Americans will remain on the ground after the physical defeat of the caliphate, until we have the pieces in place to ensure that that defeat is enduring."
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@StateDept McGurk on #Syria from Dec. 11 @statedept briefing (con't):
"Even as the end of the physical caliphate is clearly now coming into sight, the end of ISIS will be a much more long-term initiative.
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"Even as the end of the physical caliphate is clearly now coming into sight, the end of ISIS will be a much more long-term initiative.
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McGurk on #Syria from Dec. 11 @StateDept briefing (con't):
Nobody working on these issues day to day is complacent. Nobody is declaring a mission accomplished. Defeating a physical caliphate is one phase of a much longer-term campaign."
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Nobody working on these issues day to day is complacent. Nobody is declaring a mission accomplished. Defeating a physical caliphate is one phase of a much longer-term campaign."
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@StateDept McGurk on #Syria from Dec. 11 @StateDept briefing (con't):
"We have obviously learned a lot of lessons in the past, so we know that once the physical space is defeated, we can’t just pick up and leave."
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"We have obviously learned a lot of lessons in the past, so we know that once the physical space is defeated, we can’t just pick up and leave."
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