Stephen Miller defends Trump's withdrawal to Syria: "Are we supposed to stay in Syria one generation after the other to spread American blood?"
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"ISIS is the enemy of Russia, ISIS is the enemy of Assad, ISIS is the enemy of Turkey," Miller told Wolf Blitzer of CNN, in "The Situation Room". "Are we supposed to stay in Syria, generation after generation, to spread American blood in the fight against the enemies of all these countries?"
and Syria to crush any future extremism.
"EI was defeated," he said. "But if the Islamic state wants to retract, reorganize and reorganize, it will be up to these countries to defeat their enemy." Differences in his letter of resignation Thursday.
"He has excellent relations with the president," Miller said.
"At the same time, as you know, President Trump believes that many extremely rich countries are benefiting from the United States … while we protect these very rich countries," he added. "The President has emphasized the need to reach a fair deal for the American taxpayer and to ensure that we only participate in activities that are in our national interest."
When Blitzer asked why the president had tweeted that. Mattis was retiring when the defense secretary issued a letter of resignation, Miller replied, "James Mattis is retiring."
"At the same time, as Mattis said in his letter, the President is entitled to a Defense Secretary a strong alignment on his views," said Miller, adding later: " It is also very normal, at this stage of the administration, that there is a turnover. "
Miller also rejected Blitzer's reference to Republican criticism of Trump's decision on Syria , especially of Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Marco Rubio of Florida.
"Some of the voices you talk about, like our dear friend Lindsey Graham, whom we love very much, were wrong about Middle East policies, about Iraq," Miller said.
At the same time, several legislators from both sides lamented Mattis' departure.
Just read General Mattis' letter of resignation, "Rubio tweeted." This clearly shows that we are heading towards a series of serious political mistakes that will endanger our nation, damage our alliances and strengthen our adversaries. "
Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal later told Blitzer that he and his colleagues in the Senate were relying on Mattis' stability in an otherwise troubled administration
"When we told ourselves at the Armed Forces Committee or in the Senate that we were deeply troubled and worried about a petulant administration and unpredictable, we could assure ourselves and the nation that there was a strong and stable expert, a patriot, in a position of conflict between the president and the use of military force, "Blumenthal said.
California Representative, Eric Swalwell, stated on CNN's "Erin Burnett OutFront" that he was "not in agreement with all the decisions of [19459] 008] but that he has always been a force to restrain the president, He has the worst instincts of the president. "
" It's just a fear that the adults in the room, the experts … they leave, and that makes us less safe, "Swalwell added.
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