NEW: Exclusive: After US pulls out of northern Syria, former Defense Sec. Mattis tells chucktodd that 'ISIS will resurge' if the US doesn't keep up the pressure. 'It's absolutely a given that they will come back.' More Sunday on MeetThePress.
, because Turkey's offensive is against Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces , who have been a key U.S. ally in the fight against ISIS.
Mustafa Bali, the official SDF spokesperson, has told NBC News the U.S. decision to stand aside as Turkey moves into Syria was"shocking and unexpected." Bali called it"a huge mistake" that will allow ISIS to"reunite itself and appear again stronger than before."The Trump administration announced Friday that it was prepared to slap stiffstating on Twitter"Turkey has been planning to attack the Kurds for a long time. They have been fighting forever.
Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general who led U.S. Central Command and served in the Gulf War, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, did not seem convinced. "It’s in a situation of disarray right now," Mattis told Todd."Obviously, the Kurds are adapting to the Turkish attacks. And we'll have to see if they're able to maintain the fight against ISIS. It's going to have an impact. The question is, how much?"
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