ignoring his critics. we ve had tremendous success i think over the last couple of days, a little bit unconventional. a little bit of hard love. president trump defended his withdrawal from syria. dismissing fears we have isis totally under guard. rejecting the deadly consequences for u.s. allies targeted by turkey. so you have the kurds who we re dealing with, i m very happy about the way things are going. clearly unhappy republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell who published a stinging rebuke. without naming the president, he calls his syrian decision a grave strategic mistake. that will embolden our enemies and weaken important ail lineses, but painting his move as a success, the president also offered a head-scratching claim without evidence. we ve taken control of the oil in the middle east. the oil that we re talking