Keane: Finally We’re Moving in the Right Direction by Giving the Syrians a Safe Zone

RUSH TRANSCRIPT PERINO Back ░░░░░░░░ our top story tonight ░░░░░░░░ details of President Trump ░░░░░░░░ first face to face ░░░░░░░░ president Putin of Russia ░░░░░░░░ of the agreements reached ░░░░░░░░ U S Russian plan ░░░░░░░░ a cease fire in ░░░░░░░░ Syria While it could ░░░░░░░░ ease the minutes are ░░░░░░░░ crisis it is fraught ░░░░░░░░ convocations Our next guest ░░░░░░░░ all too well This ░░░░░░░░ general Jack Keane he ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the institute ░░░░░░░░ the study of war ░░░░░░░░ a military analyst but ░░░░░░░░ do cease fire like ░░░░░░░░ work in that area ░░░░░░░░ First as you indicated ░░░░░░░░ would be complicate it ░░░░░░░░ s first of all ░░░░░░░░ hats off to the ░░░░░░░░ that we re moving ░░░░░░░░ the right direction and ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ geographic area where Syrian ░░░░░░░░ can indeed be protected ░░░░░░░░ is something that was ░░░░░░░░ under the Obama minister ░░░░░░░░ buy his own national ░░░░░░░░ team a number of ░░░░░░░░ and he always rejected ░░░░░░░░ case in point here ░░░░░░░░ is fraught with problems ░░░░░░░░ the Russians have never ░░░░░░░░ in a cease fire ░░░░░░░░ was successful Whether that ░░░░░░░░ in the Ukraine whether ░░░░░░░░ Syria They ve always ░░░░░░░░ cease fires with their ░░░░░░░░ to take advantage of ░░░░░░░░ tactical situation The problem ░░░░░░░░ is not only has ░░░░░░░░ been a lack of ░░░░░░░░ on the part of ░░░░░░░░ participants but there s ░░░░░░░░ no enforcement By that ░░░░░░░░ mean you need at ░░░░░░░░ minimum observers on the ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ forced the cease fire ░░░░░░░░ understand that there would ░░░░░░░░ likely Russians Americans and ░░░░░░░░ It remains to be ░░░░░░░░ Americans had concerns about ░░░░░░░░ Iranians who were operating ░░░░░░░░ the area The reticle ░░░░░░░░ lammas in this case ░░░░░░░░ Al Qaeda affiliate used ░░░░░░░░ be is not privy ░░░░░░░░ these talks and they ░░░░░░░░ likely attack this safe ░░░░░░░░ Therefore we need some ░░░░░░░░ of security force to ░░░░░░░░ able to respond to ░░░░░░░░ So this adds a ░░░░░░░░ of complications to it ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean that ░░░░░░░░ don t pursue that ░░░░░░░░ step at a time ░░░░░░░░ knock down those obstacles ░░░░░░░░ we can finally start ░░░░░░░░ protect the Syrian people ░░░░░░░░ What about the Israelis ░░░░░░░░ are they thinking as ░░░░░░░░ look at this situation ░░░░░░░░ together and the possible ░░░░░░░░ with Assad Is he ░░░░░░░░ to stay at this ░░░░░░░░ KEANE The Israelis are ░░░░░░░░ concerned about what s ░░░░░░░░ in Syria The Iranians ░░░░░░░░ driving with the war ░░░░░░░░ Syria with Russian assistance ░░░░░░░░ are likely to have ░░░░░░░░ significant presence over time ░░░░░░░░ close to Israel They ░░░░░░░░ are also supplying Lebanon ░░░░░░░░ the north and Hamas ░░░░░░░░ the west The concern ░░░░░░░░ have here is they ░░░░░░░░ this will relieve some ░░░░░░░░ the stress in Jordan ░░░░░░░░ the Syrian refugees and ░░░░░░░░ they can go back ░░░░░░░░ Syria That s a ░░░░░░░░ thing But they are ░░░░░░░░ very concerned about the ░░░░░░░░ being on the ground ░░░░░░░░ soldiers being the guarantor ░░░░░░░░ the security deal which ░░░░░░░░ be unbelievably hypocritical because ░░░░░░░░ Russians have been systematically ░░░░░░░░ the Syrian people since ░░░░░░░░ arrived on the scene ░░░░░░░░ Syria in 2015 and ░░░░░░░░ supported the Assad regime ░░░░░░░░ systematically killing those people ░░░░░░░░ the outset That would ░░░░░░░░ horrific if we conceded ░░░░░░░░ PERINO General as the ░░░░░░░░ wraps up his meeting ░░░░░░░░ the G20 he has ░░░░░░░░ issue that is trying ░░░░░░░░ work out in Syria ░░░░░░░░ then tomorrow he has ░░░░░░░░ meeting with president of ░░░░░░░░ What you think he ░░░░░░░░ try to get out ░░░░░░░░ that meeting and try ░░░░░░░░ get China to help ░░░░░░░░ a bit more on ░░░░░░░░ North Korea situation KEANE ░░░░░░░░ think he s going ░░░░░░░░ be a very direct ░░░░░░░░ Frank with him I ░░░░░░░░ him on his word ░░░░░░░░ some conversations with them ░░░░░░░░ China has not come ░░░░░░░░ to the degree that ░░░░░░░░ least our administration was ░░░░░░░░ them to come through ░░░░░░░░ think he wants to ░░░░░░░░ the waters Are you ░░░░░░░░ or not Obviously we ░░░░░░░░ thrown a red flag ░░░░░░░░ because we have begun ░░░░░░░░ sanction China for the ░░░░░░░░ time We have considerably ░░░░░░░░ sanctions to impose on ░░░░░░░░ and to get everything ░░░░░░░░ country that is involved ░░░░░░░░ doing business with North ░░░░░░░░ to knock it off ░░░░░░░░ re going to escalate ░░░░░░░░ in a way that ░░░░░░░░ have never ever and ░░░░░░░░ them in the past ░░░░░░░░ Jack Keane thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”