"ISIS is the enemy of Russia, ISIS is the enemy of Assad, ISIS is the enemy of Turkey," Miller told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room." "Are we supposed to stay in Syria for generation after generation, spilling American blood to fight the enemies of all those countries?"
Miller echoed the President's comments that ISIS had been defeated in Syria, while putting the onus on Russia, Turkey and Syria to crush any future extremism.
"ISIS has been defeated," he said. "But if ISIS wants to retrench and regrow and reorganize, it's going to be up to those countries to defeat their enemy."
When asked about reports that Trump also might move to withdraw the nearly 14,000 troops stationed in Afghanistan, Miller replied, "I have absolutely no policy announcements of any kind to make tonight whatsoever."
He weighed in on the sudden departure of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who cited irreconcilable policy differences in his resignation letter Thursday.
"He and the President had a great relationship," Miller insisted.
"At the same time, as you know, President Trump believes that many immensely wealthy countries are taking advantage of the United States ... while we protect these very wealthy countries," he added. "The President has been very emphatic about the need to get a fair deal for the American taxpayer and to make sure that we're only engaged in activities that are in our national interests."
When Blitzer asked why the President tweeted that Mattis was retiring when the defense secretary released a letter of resignation, Miller replied, "James Mattis is retiring."
"At the same time, as Mattis said in the letter, the President is entitled to a secretary of defense that has strong alignment with his views," Miller said, later adding, "It's also very normal at this point in the administration to have turnover."
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