>> 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