Andrea Mitchell to Tillerson: Trump Was Letting Russia Off the Hook in His Speech

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MITCHELL: "Thank you very much. Mr. Secretary, a question that embraces both the military side and the diplomatic side. On the military side, won’t the new rules of engagement mean that in the short term at least our forces will be more at risk because they will be potentially doing night raids against the Taliban again, not just training but actually supporting in a more active role because the Afghan troops are not all up to par here to push back against the Taliban advance? And on the diplomatic side, why didn’t the president mention Russia’s rearming of the Taliban which General Nicholson has been talking about very openly? He seemed to be letting Russia off the hook in his speech. And do you have enough people given the fact there are not Trump-confirmed diplomatic appointees in many of these positions in the region?"