Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20181221:21:34:00
Forward. the real essence, are they going to want to raise a hand and say, yeah, i'll take this job. >> reporter: jake, i spoke to a senator and former defense secretary who spoke with mattis in the last 24 hours. and by both their accounts, the syria decision was the straw that broke the camel's back. it was a series of decision by this president, the suspension of exercises with south korea, the failure to call out russia for election interference, the diplomat of troops along the border that mattis bit his lip through, but with the syria decision could not take it any more. jake? >> jim sci...