Kerry: ‘We Have Gotten Very Good’ at Vetting the Syrian Rebels

BRZEZINSKI Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ about the overall strategy ░░░░░░░░ as it pertains to ░░░░░░░░ the Free Syrian Army ░░░░░░░░ feel like nobody has ░░░░░░░░ enough information in terms ░░░░░░░░ why we should trust ░░░░░░░░ can we trust them ░░░░░░░░ credible information do we ░░░░░░░░ that this can be ░░░░░░░░ by arming the Free ░░░░░░░░ Army KERRY Well Mika ░░░░░░░░ ve been working now ░░░░░░░░ the Free Syrian Army ░░░░░░░░ several years You ve ░░░░░░░░ a pretty active debate ░░░░░░░░ arming not arming and ░░░░░░░░ forth The debate s ░░░░░░░░ in Washington too The ░░░░░░░░ is that we ve ░░░░░░░░ very good at knowing ░░░░░░░░ they are and vetting ░░░░░░░░ ve been doing 20 ░░░░░░░░ of vetting now Began ░░░░░░░░ Iraq and moved to ░░░░░░░░ which By the way ░░░░░░░░ enormous success yesterday for ░░░░░░░░ in the decision of ░░░░░░░░ Afghan leaders to come ░░░░░░░░ to form a government ░░░░░░░░ ve been working at ░░░░░░░░ diplomatically for months intensively ░░░░░░░░ also putting in you ░░░░░░░░ this is a story ░░░░░░░░ hasn t been as ░░░░░░░░ on but Iraq Iraq ░░░░░░░░ an incredible story of ░░░░░░░░ Iraqis coming together themselves ░░░░░░░░ put their government together ░░░░░░░░ have new people come ░░░░░░░░ a breath of fresh ░░░░░░░░ to embrace a unity ░░░░░░░░ to deal with ISIS ░░░░░░░░ those are positive signs ░░░░░░░░ an obviously a sea ░░░░░░░░ troubles SCARBOROUGH It s ░░░░░░░░ shame that you took ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of the State ░░░░░░░░ the time when nothing ░░░░░░░░ happening.”
BRZEZINSKI: “Exactly.” (Laughter)