worse than that. i think bush believed that they had turned a corner. here trump got fed up, lost interest, and it also could be that with donald trump it's not about people, it's not about policy. he used to like mattis, secretary of defense. he used to call him mad dog, my general. something about the relationship has soured. mattis may have pushed back in too many meetings. trump doesn't like mattis, he may not like the advice mattis is giving and trump wants to get out of syria. mattis wants to stay in. >> why are you getting rid of this? because obama put it in place. that's really the only rationale he can come up with. as i mentioned, his staff and members of his own party are furious. everybody in the white house is furious. here's senator lindsey graham. >> i'm shocked by this. i think this is a decision that