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President Trump leaves chaos in his wake.

There is chaos in Syria. Turkish artillery fire is targeting the Kurdish-led militia that has been allied with U.S. Special Forces over the last five years in their war against ISIS. Syrians are fleeing their homes, ISIS prisoners are escaping from prisons no longer guarded by the Kurds, and the last U.S. troops pulled out on Sunday.

The developing crisis has heightened criticism of President Trump, who agreed to move American troops out of Turkey’s way in a phone call with Turkey’s president last week, despite strong opposition from U.S. military officials and the State Department. 

There is chaos surrounding the impeachment inquiry. The White House is threatening to defy subpoenas of documents and witnesses key to the investigation. The president is defending his personal lawyer whose behavior is being investigated and lashing out on Twitter about those who oppose him. 

Today, we have two segments. The first will be with a guest on the unfolding crisis in Syria. The second is your phone calls. What are your predictions for what's going to happen in the House impeachment inquiry? Where will we be on January 1? On March 1? 

GUEST:
Robin Wright - Correspondent for The New Yorker and the author of seven books on the Mideast, most recently, Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World. She’s a joint fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson Center.

President Trump leaves chaos in his wake.
There is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/chaos-in-syria-isis-detainees-escape-as-the-us-pulls-out">chaos in Syria</a>. Turkish artillery fire is targeting the Kurdish-led militia that has been allied with U.S. Special Forces over the last five years in their war against ISIS. Syrians are fleeing their homes, ISIS prisoners are escaping from prisons no longer guarded by the Kurds, and the last U.S. troops pulled out on Sunday.
The developing crisis has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-faces-bipartisan-criticism-for-syria-withdrawal/2019/10/13/35da3026-edde-11e9-8693-f487e46784aa_story.html?wpisrc=nl_rainbow&amp;wpmm=1">heightened criticism</a>&nbsp;of President Trump, who agreed to move American troops out of Turkey&rsquo;s way in a phone call with Turkey&rsquo;s president last week, despite strong opposition from U.S.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/11/military-officers-trump/598360/">military officials</a>&nbsp;and the State Department.&nbsp;
There is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/i-sort-of-thrive-on-it-the-impeachment-crisis-shines-a-spotlight-on-trumps-state-of-mind/2019/10/14/10fb345e-eb9e-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html">chaos surrounding</a>&nbsp;the impeachment inquiry. The White House is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-10-08/gordon-sondland-house-democrats-trump-impeachment-inquiry">threatening</a>&nbsp;to defy subpoenas of documents and witnesses key to the investigation. The president is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/us/trump-giuliani.html">defending</a>&nbsp;his personal lawyer whose behavior is being investigated and lashing out on<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">&nbsp;Twitter</a>&nbsp;about those who oppose him.&nbsp;
Today, we have two segments. The first will be with a guest on the unfolding crisis in Syria. The second is your phone calls. What are your predictions for what's going to happen in the House impeachment inquiry? Where will we be on January 1? On March 1?&nbsp;
GUEST:
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<li>Robin Wright&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/robin-wright">Correspondent</a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;The New Yorker&nbsp;and the author of seven books on the Mideast, most recently,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004INH9U4/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1">Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World.</a>&nbsp;She&rsquo;s a joint fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson Center.</li>
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