Pompeo contended that the withdrawal from Syria will go ahead, despite numerous contradictions over the plans. Trump initially said it would be immediate, which alarmed his advisors, and drove Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis to resign. Trump’s national security advisor, John Bolton, then said the pullout would not happen while pockets of Islamic State remain and without a guarantee from Turkey that it won’t attack U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times