staunch supporters of trump expressed sharp criticism, fearing a tehran power grab. despite the backlash, the u.s. administration remains defiant. let s defend our national security, put america first. let s not spill american blood to fight the enemies of other countries, as is the case in syria. more eyes on iran could lead to fewer on isis. the terrorist affiliates still operate across north africa and in afghanistan, another country where trump wants to see u.s. troops leave. defeating isis will only come down to destroying their safe havens but the ideology as well. premature mission accomplished likely sowing the seeds of future attacks. ian lee, cnn, jerusalem. cia counterterrorism official phil mudd joins us now. phil, what does this mean for the war on terror and isis? we re confusing two questions
weakened and exposed. turkey assured the trump administration they could defeat the terror group but any operation in northern syria would likely start a new confrontation between the sworn enemies, turks and syrian kurds, chaos isis would likely exploit. republican senator bob corker had strong words about trump s decision on cnn s state of the union. we re just a few months away from finishing something that we started, where we would annihilate large number of isis members and we stopped. i m just saddened for our country. i m saddened for the broken relationships, with countries that have been with us. i m saddened for the many kurds and others that likely will be killed and slaughtered by either the syrians or the turks. the united states arab allies in the region also condemned the decision, fearing iran, too, would take advantage, even senior israeli political and military officials, usually
all in the month that u.s. president donald trump tweeted the terror group defeated in syria. we have won against isis. reporter: trump s decision caught administration officials off guard. defense secretary james mattis resigned, followed short bye-bye anti-isis envoy brett mcgurk who just this month reassured allies in the region that thes would finish the job. nobody is saying that they re going to disappear. nobody is that naive. we want to stay on the ground and make sure that stability can be maintained. americans will remain on the ground after the physical defeat of the caliphate until after we are sure that those are stable. trump, who said he didn t know mcgurk, called him a grandstande grandstander. main ally against isis, syrian kurds are now abandoned,
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muhammad-ali used to call himself the greatest of all time, now, president trump is calling lim the greatest at all times. i think nobody knows more about campaign finance than i do. nobody knows more about trade than i do. nobody knows more about construction than i do. reporter: what field doesn t he excel in? i know more about isis than the generals do. nobody knows more about impact statements than i do. nobody understands the horror of nuclear better than me. reporter: it s enough to make your head explode. nobody knows the politics better than i do, believe me. reporter: even political opponents, cory booker, i know more about corey than he knows about himself. nobody builds walls better than i do, believe me. president trump knows how to spew superlatives. i think i have the best temperament. nobody has better toys than i do. reporter: from a guy who doesn t like to read, this. nobody loves the bible more than i do. reporter: thou shalt not