I'm actually in favor of President Trump's decision to move our troopers out of Syria - contrary to both the article and Boykin's opinion (see linked Fox interview).
If I were POTUS, I'd want someone like Boykin/Mathis to provide me with their opinion, especially if they differed.
I imagine President Trump has taken the necessary steps to remediate the negatives. Time will tell if he made the right call.
Things are going from bad to worse in the Middle East. I'm not too sure northern Syria is the place to be, for our forces, if SHTF, but that's just my opinion based on a gut feeling, and no intelligence, but faith in POTUS to make the right call.
Grr....late, time for bed.