we have taken control of the oil in nmiddle east. the oil that everybody was wo y worried about. the u.s. has control of that and there are no shots being fired and a lot of people are doing a lot of things. reporter: at his rally in dallas the president minimized the conflict as a schoolyard fight. sometimes you have to let them fight. like two kids in a lot, you got to let them fight and pull them apart. reporter: now as for the president s policy in syria, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell posted a scathing op-ed. he does not directly criticize the president by made but we can put this up on screen. it s strongly worded. he says quote withdrawing u.s. forces from syria is a grave strategic mistake. it will leave the american people and homeland less safe, embolden our enemies and weaken allianc alliances. the president announced his new