Was the Trump–Al-Sharaa Meeting a Success?

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00:00By the looks of things, Hagar, that meeting between President al-Shara and President Trump was pretty successful, wasn't it?

00:09It was successful for what the administration was trying to achieve, yes.

00:12You know, for me, I was spokesperson at the Treasury Department when we sanctioned al-Shara, then Mohammed al-Jolani.

00:19So it was a bit jarring to see him being welcomed at the White House.

00:23But at the same time, he's proving to say the right things and he wants to be a pragmatic leader.

00:28And that works very well with the Trump administration.

00:31And President Trump wanted a low-key meeting where they could talk seriously and try to achieve certain goals.

00:38And they did. Syria agreed to join the counter-ISIS coalition.

00:41They agreed to encompass or include the Syrian Democratic Forces, the Kurds, better into the army.

00:48And Trump pledged to support Syria-Israel talks for a security agreement specifically.

00:55So it was for sure for, by all accounts, a successful meeting.