remains committed to the pullout that he announced on n december9 accocording to republican senatr lindsey graham. critics say that withdrawing some 2000 troops could lead to the resurgence of the islamic state group. >> lindsey graham's strategy meeting with donald trump prompted another change of heart. the withdrawal from syria is not the disaster that lindsey graham first feared. >> i like what i have heard. wewe still have some difference, but i will tell you that the president is thinking long and hard about syria and how to withdraw the forces and at the same time achieve the national security interests, which are to make sure that isis is destroyed , that they never come back, that our allies are protected. announcement that the united states will be withdrawing its troops from syria was met with surprise amongst allies. secretary, jim mattis, and brett mcgurk, the special l envoy to thehe global coalition of the islamic state resigned in the wake of the news. graham had initially called for an immediate withdrawal being an obama like mistake that would engender national -- in danger nati