US military commanders in the Middle East do not like the idea of Trump's providing intelligence to Russia to encourage more help from Russia in fighting ISIS. General Thomas, head of SOCOM, and Air Force Chief of Staff General Goldfein have spoken out after they were informed of Trump's communication (careful not to mention Trump's name). Other commanders and officers have spoken strongly against this without being named. The Generals pointed out that they will never fight alongside the Russians because they cannot be trusted, they alert the US to where they will be and go elsewhere, including bombing US supported troops. They note Russia supports Assad and bombs his enemies and not ISIS, we bombed Assad who uses chemical weapons with the help of Russia, and Russia is courting Iran to get bases that will give Russia air superiority in the region (they have flown missions from Iran bases that Russia wants on a permanent basis).