job with isis we have just absolutely decimated eyes is just absolutely obliterated isis in iraq joshua landis head of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma gave us his thoughts on the issue. the united states does not one assad to become too strong there are hoping to keep leverage in order to try to push iran out of the country to get a better deal for the kurds and and of course they're also worried about what's going to happen if they're province where there is very complex negotiations and and russia is at the heart of them so there are many competing agendas in washington and as long as president trump is not spending a lot of money there i think he's happy to keep a few thousand troops if that increases america's leverage the united states does not want to spend a lot of money and that's quite clear and many people have been complaining bitterly about this particularly in iraq and other areas that have been quite badly destroyed they've been pressuring a saudi arabia which just said it would spend another hundred million in syria stabilization they've been pushing france and

this is actually being prepared now and that will come at a time for choosing but it is coming joshua landis a head of middle eastern studies at the university of oklahoma says there are multiple competing interests in syria. the united states does not want assad to become too strong and there you are hoping to keep leverage in order to try to push iran out of the country to get a better deal for the kurds and and of course they're also worried about what's going to happen if their products where there are very complex negotiations and and russia is at the heart of that so there are many competing agendas in washington and as long as president trump is not spending a lot of money there i think he's happy to keep a few thousand troops if that increases america's leverage the united states does not want to spend a lot of money and that's quite clear and many people have been complaining bitterly about deaths typically in iraq and other areas that have been quite badly destroyed they've been pressuring a saudi arabia which just said it would spend another hundred million in syria stabilization

this is actually being prepared now and that will come at a time for choosing but it is coming joshua landis head of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma says america's interest in the thirty year go far beyond elimination of terrorists. the united states does not want a side to become too strong they are hoping to keep leverage in order to try to push iran out of the country to get a better deal for the kurds and and of course they're also worried about what's going to happen if their province where there is very complex negotiations and russia is at the heart of them so there are many competing agendas in washington and as long as president trump is not spending a lot of money there i think he's happy to keep a few thousand troops if that increases america's leverage. the u.s. department of defense is planning to spend up to fifteen million dollars and hunting the performance and interior and savage solace that has caleb maupin explains history shows such programs have to be hung out with cat. actually did. hollywood science fiction often depicts the soldiers of the future wit

this is actually being prepared now and that will come at a time via choosing but it is coming joshua landis head of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma says america's interests in syria go far beyond elimination of terrorists. the united states does not want a side to become too strong there are hoping to keep leverage in order to try to push iran out of the country to get a better deal for the kurds and and of course they're also worried about what's going to happen if they're province where there are very complex negotiations and and russia is at the heart of them so there are many competing agendas in washington and as long as president trump is not spending a lot of money there i think he's happy to keep a few thousand troops if that increases america's leverage. a key day for well diplomacy and less than two hours vladimir putin a threat to land in germany for talks with angela merkel among the major issues on the agenda syria and functions trying to hawkins' reports from berlin this is the second meeting between chancellor merkel and president putin in a matter of months

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with isis we have just absolutely decimated isis just absolutely obliterated isis in iraq we're joshua landis head of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma gave us his thoughts on the issue. the united states does not want assad to become too strong there are hoping to keep leverage in order to try to push iran out of the country to get a better deal for the kurds and and of course they're also worried about what's going to happen if their profits where there are very complex negotiations and and russia is at the heart of them so there are many competing agendas in washington and as long as president trump is not spending a lot of money there i think he's happy to keep a few thousand troops if that increases america's leverage the united states does not want to spend a lot of money and that's quite clear and many people have been complaining bitterly about deaths typically in iraq and other areas that have been quite badly destroyed they've been pressuring a saudi arabia which just said it would spend another hundred million in syria stabilization they've been pushing france and a

this is actually being prepared now and that will come at a time for choosing but it is coming joshua landis head of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma says america's interest in thirty year go far beyond elimination of terrorists the united states does not want assad to become too strong there are hoping to keep leverage in order to try to push iran.

its cities devastated by the conflict is already well underway we can talk more about this with joshua landis he said the middle east studies at the university of oklahoma he's with us now joshua good evening are you surprised that america still feels it has to leave its troops in syria given that so much of the land has now been taken by the u.s. government why not just leave it to the sorry to the syrian government why not leave it to them to finally see your feisal. that's a good question. it's quite clear that syria could do that the united states has many other objectives and the u.s. does not want to strengthen a side more than he's already developed a net in that way the united states has said and reiterated just today that it would want to stay in order to help restrict iran pushing out of syria bolton is in talks with moscow in order to try to get iran driven out of syria somehow it doesn't seem that moscow has been saying that this would be very difficult to do i don't think people believe it can be done but the united states is also worried about it because there are many al-qaeda