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Resignation because of the presidents decision to withdraw troops from syria. but over the weekend, republican senator lindsey graham said that president trump is now r re-evaluating such a rapid drawdown. cnn pentagon correspondent, barbara starr, joins me now. barbara, tell us more about this mattis farewell message for the d.o.d. >> hi, ryan. it does come now as now the incoming, acting secretary, patrick shanann, his first job may be to figure out what president trump really wants to do abou...

And welcome back. turning to our world lead now, change in course? president trump may be preparing to slow down the withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria, but defended the pullout, saying hes fulfilling a campaign promise. this comes as defense secretary james mattis bids farewell to all pentagon employees today. mattis wrote, quote, i am confident that each of you remains undistracted from our sworn mission to support and defend the constitution while protecting our way of life. our department ...

Will to the troops. the military historian quoting president lincoln and going on with perhaps what might be a slight dig at president trump. he did not mention him in his final message, but i will read to you what secretary mattis had to say to the troops. our departments leadership, civilian and military remains in the best possible hands. our department proves to be at the best when the times are more difficult. keep the faith in our country and hold fast alongside our allies aligned against ...

The man does not believe in what america stands for. he believes in an alternate reality america in which it would be comfortable in some other universe with fascism rules. >> eleanor, how do you distinguish between what the president may be drawing on which i mentioned has roots in avoiding conflicts abroad and isolationism and the rest of it that malcolm and susan rice and others are associating himself with the critique that he is becoming a threat to the nation. and contrast that against wha...

Reali reality america in which it would be comfortable in some other universe with fascism rules. >> eleanor, how do yo yo you distinguish between what the president may be drawing on which i mentioned has roots in avoiding conflicts abroad and isolationism and the rest of it that malcolm and susan rice and others are associating himself with the critique that he is becoming a threat to the nation. and contrast that against what the president would claim and we report his side of the story, as w...

Its making his approach purely partisan and not considering those who have expertise in this area who could better inform him how to approach these issues. >> and lets follow up on amans point. the united states has made one mistake after another this century when we entered into this new century. u.s. power was at an apex. we fought an unnecessary war in iraq and so many others have said that. and for eight years, george w. bush was accused of engaging in military adventurism for the next eight...

Learn in office, the realities of office, would make him more traditional, would make him more of an establishment foreign policy figure, and guess what, hes not. he has stood by his earlier views. he thinks the costs of american foreign policy and leadership simply arent worth it, he doesnt see the benefits, he doesnt believe in trade accords. donald trump is an outlier. he is a radical. he is not in the post world war ii foreign policy tradition of the united states and what i think weve seen ...

Of an establishment foreign policy figure, and guess what, hes not. he has stood by his earlier views. he thinks the costs of american foreign policy and leadership simply arent worth t he doesnt see the benefits, he doesnt believe in trade accords. donald trump is an outlier. he is a radical. he is not in the post world war ii foreign policy tradition of the united states and what i think weve seen in the last couple of days is further evidence that he is not going to change. >> and its felt li...

And this is an utter failure of leadership. if, in fact, we shut this thing down. after a week like this, with jim mattis just announcing his resignation, and cohen and flynn and the syria pullout, this has just been an incredible week. in fact, it seems like theyre in crisis over there. i mean, order. we need order and stability and discipline, not this disorder and dysfunction, constant chaos. this is just terrible for the country. i think as center right conservatives, people ought to stand u...

This is "cnn tonight." im don lemon. our breaking news. the defense secretary james mattis quits just a day after president trumps abrupt and controversial decision to withdraw u.s. troops from syria. check out the reactions, though, from top officials. ill start with john brennan. he says disaster looms. the next one says, "oh, shit." deeply alarming. almost our worst nightmare. well endanger our nation, damage our alliances, and empower our adversaries. should give pause to every american. thi...