hearing jim's reporting that says allies are stunned, how stunned? what are you finding? >> reporter: they just didn't see this coming. it goes against any sort of logic when it comes to trying to withdraw from a military battlefield. these are done in consultation with other coalition partners, especially in syria it was a u.s.-led coalition. america's adversaries are welcoming the move. iranians say it is time the americans got out of syria, blaming them for sewing chaos in the region. russians welcome this as well, as have the turks because they now can capitalize on lack of american presence that acted as a buffer to prevent them to going after the kurds. yes, you have an alliance between russia, iran, and the turks that's effectively to a certain degree going to be what controls syria's military