republicans. >> the decision to withdraw american -- an american presence in syria is a colossal, in my mind, mistake. >> pulling the plug on these troops without giving due consideration to the consequences, i think, is something that i don't think any of us want to do. >> if obama had made this decision, republicans would be all over him. >> all over him, by senator graham's way of thinking and others because the president's decision would seem to hurt u.s. allies and help u.s. adversaries. namely, russia. senator rubio even alluded to that on twitter re-tweeting kremlin praise for the move adding, himself, "i found someone who is supportive of the decision to retreat from syria." but that tweet mocking though it may be gets to the heart of many of the questions about why this, why now, and what's behind it that we don't yet know. it is not just republican lawmakers speaking out, it's the president's own inner circle. a senior administration official