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about a sustainedus fbut in recent weeks there seems to be a a lot of confusion about w wt america's strategy has been. gen. petraeus: i think there have been questions fout what is ture of the u.s. commitment, certainly to syria, perhaps to the region. the announced withdrawal and an adjustment tota in half or more of the area of syria has brought about some confusion, even as we have on the u.s. side added over a number of months some 14,000 troops to the gulf states to shore of deterrence against iran.pabilities i am heartenedy the fact that we will keep forces in syria, even if it is around the oil-producing areas. that is not trivial, because that is what the islamic state generated a lot of revenue from when they controlled with that area. it is something that would give our syrian democratic forces partners continued revenue and also, frankly, a bargaining chip of considera value when it comes to dealing with theam government incus. michelle: general petraeus, we are out of time.thanks so much r thoughts. gen. petraeus: thanks, michelle. laura: one more note on the raid that killed al-baghdadi -- a