On Air Force One, President Trump was asked about Israel's reluctance to recognize Syria's government.
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00:00...with them to get them out.
00:01The Israelis didn't want the U.S. to be recognizing the new Syrian government.
00:06Is there a message that that...
00:07I don't know. I didn't ask them about that.
00:09I thought it was the right thing to do.
00:10I've been given a lot of credit for doing it.
00:13Look, we want Syria to succeed.
00:15It's been a mess for 10 years and much longer than that.
00:19It would not have been... These were very biting.
00:21When you look at the sanctions, these were really brutal.
00:25And they would have, I would say, zero chance of success.
00:28In this way, they have a chance.
00:30Their leader is a strong person.
00:32But young and a lot of energy.
00:35And wants to do a good job.