Week In The News: Mattis To Retire; Trump, Afghanistan And Syria; Government Spending Bill

On Point with Tom Ashbrook : Week In The News: Mattis To Retire; Trump, Afghanistan And Syria; Government Spending Bill Image
On Point with Tom Ashbrook : Week In The News: Mattis To Retire; Trump, Afghanistan And Syria; Government Spending Bill Image

Week In The News: Mattis To Retire; Trump, Afghanistan And Syria; Government Spending Bill

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Defense Secretary James Mattis to retire at the end of February. President Trump decides to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, and an announcement on Afghanistan may come, too. The president puts down a marker — on the wall. The roundtable on the week that was. Pierre Thomas, Molly Ball and Jack Beatty join David Folkenflik.