nationalism. we re hearing that u.s. will keep additional troops in syria, even after the president ordered a complete withdrawal? reporter: a big change of plans, u.s. defense official confirms that u.s. is now preparing to keep nearly a thousand troops in syria. in december, president trump caught essentially were off guard after making that surprise decision to pull off 2 thousand troops out against the advice of his defense security team. , even then defense secretarmattis resigned. president trump signed off on plans to keep 400 u.s. troops in syria this latest news more than doubles that presence. the plan to keep them there until the territorial nat states it is defeated.