NSA Sullivan: ‘We’re Prepared to Work with Anyone in Syria Who Wants a Stable, Inclusive, Democratic Future’

STEPHANOPOULOS OK Let s ░░░░░░░░ in White House National ░░░░░░░░ Adviser Jake Sullivan for ░░░░░░░░ on this Jake we ░░░░░░░░ heard the president say ░░░░░░░░ there this is a ░░░░░░░░ of opportunity and a ░░░░░░░░ of risk Bottom line ░░░░░░░░ it good for the ░░░░░░░░ States and the world ░░░░░░░░ Well it is good ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ world that a murderous ░░░░░░░░ whose family has ruled ░░░░░░░░ with an iron fist ░░░░░░░░ half a century is ░░░░░░░░ Assad was the author ░░░░░░░░ the killing of hundreds ░░░░░░░░ thousands of people the ░░░░░░░░ of religious and ethnic ░░░░░░░░ as well And so ░░░░░░░░ our perspective it is ░░░░░░░░ that he is gone ░░░░░░░░ as President Biden said ░░░░░░░░ is risk and uncertainty ░░░░░░░░ what comes next There ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to build ░░░░░░░░ better in Syria But ░░░░░░░░ is concern that terrorists ░░░░░░░░ and other people who ░░░░░░░░ not have the United ░░░░░░░░ best interests at heart ░░░░░░░░ say the least could ░░░░░░░░ advantage of this We ░░░░░░░░ vigilant about that We ░░░░░░░░ taking action to deal ░░░░░░░░ that And we re ░░░░░░░░ to work with anyone ░░░░░░░░ Syria who wants a ░░░░░░░░ inclusive democratic future for ░░░░░░░░ country That s what ░░░░░░░░ intend to drive towards ░░░░░░░░ OK Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ White House National Security ░░░░░░░░ Jake Sullivan for more ░░░░░░░░ this Jake we just ░░░░░░░░ the president say right ░░░░░░░░ this is a moment ░░░░░░░░ opportunity and a moment ░░░░░░░░ risk Bottom line is ░░░░░░░░ good for the United ░░░░░░░░ and the world SULLIVAN ░░░░░░░░ it is good for ░░░░░░░░ United States and the ░░░░░░░░ that a murderous dictator ░░░░░░░░ family has ruled Syria ░░░░░░░░ an iron fist for ░░░░░░░░ a century is gone ░░░░░░░░ was the author of ░░░░░░░░ killing of hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ of people the oppression ░░░░░░░░ religious and ethnic minorities ░░░░░░░░ well And so from ░░░░░░░░ perspective it is good ░░░░░░░░ he is gone But ░░░░░░░░ President Biden said there ░░░░░░░░ risk and uncertainty about ░░░░░░░░ comes next There s ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to build something ░░░░░░░░ in Syria But there ░░░░░░░░ concern that terrorists jihadists ░░░░░░░░ other people who do ░░░░░░░░ have the United States ░░░░░░░░ interests at heart to ░░░░░░░░ the least could take ░░░░░░░░ of this We are ░░░░░░░░ about that We are ░░░░░░░░ action to deal with ░░░░░░░░ And we re prepared ░░░░░░░░ work with anyone in ░░░░░░░░ who wants a stable ░░░░░░░░ democratic future for that ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ to drive towards.”