go. that is essentially the decision that jim mattis has made tonight. and now the big question, will there be anybody else in the administration that makes a similar decision, wolf? >> that's an important question, indeed. what are you hearing? who's possibly going to be taking his job over at the department of defense? >> well, this now becomes one of the most fascinating questions. because in the last day and a half, it is republicans in congress who had been so local in their opposition to president trump's decision to take troops out of syria. there has been almost no support for that decision by the president. so how does a new secretary of defense come in, go through confirmation hearings, and everybody not just scratch their head and wonder what is going on. how does a new secretary of defense do that? that very much remains to be