Earnest: ‘Everybody’s Patience with Russia Has Run Out’

reporter Josh since you ░░░░░░░░ come out here the ░░░░░░░░ Department announced we have ░░░░░░░░ suspended diplomatic consultation with ░░░░░░░░ over Syria Is President ░░░░░░░░ s patience with Vladimir ░░░░░░░░ on Syria officially at ░░░░░░░░ end EARNEST Well Mark ░░░░░░░░ think everybody s patience ░░░░░░░░ Russia has run out ░░░░░░░░ ve also spent a ░░░░░░░░ deal of credibility in ░░░░░░░░ a series of commitments ░░░░░░░░ any clear indication that ░░░░░░░░ were committed to following ░░░░░░░░ So what we have ░░░░░░░░ from the Russians in ░░░░░░░░ year or so since ░░░░░░░░ military intervention in Syria ░░░░░░░░ that they have not ░░░░░░░░ much progress against ISIL ░░░░░░░░ claim that the reason ░░░░░░░░ re in Syria is ░░░░░░░░ fight extremists but they ░░░░░░░░ t made a significant ░░░░░░░░ haven t achieved a ░░░░░░░░ counter ISIL objective in ░░░░░░░░ than seven months and ░░░░░░░░ been reduced to trying ░░░░░░░░ claim credit for successful ░░░░░░░░ S operations I m ░░░░░░░░ of course to the ░░░░░░░░ S strike that took ░░░░░░░░ Adnani off the battlefield ░░░░░░░░ was the senior ISIL ░░░░░░░░ plotter and Russia was ░░░░░░░░ the position where they ░░░░░░░░ rather pathetically trying to ░░░░░░░░ the credit for having ░░░░░░░░ out that operation I ░░░░░░░░ that s an indication ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ much to claim credit ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ extremists and fighting ISIL.”