and reaches everywhere. this is beyond wifi, this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity, the future of awesome. we always planned a transition into a stabilization phase, where we train local forces and provide security and prevent the regeneration of isis. there is no change in the basic campaign, the resourcing is being adjusted because the threat has been changed. bret: that is a chairman of the joint chiefs talking about leaving the president s position to leave some 400 american forces inside syria. the president saying it s not a change, it is just a transition, as you heard the chairman of the joint chiefs there. we are back with the panel. jeff, there was a lobbying effort by lindsey graham and others to make this happen, to increase european buy into having troops on the ground as well. i was in the oval office
eyes close on the summit. we are 48 survivors from 20 countries. i must confess, to put pressure on the vatican. the bishops say that culture of covering up or looking the other way is precisely what this conference is trying to help her change. boston s cardinal sean o malley says the clergy, especially in america, need to take seriously the civil laws of the land when it comes to child abusers in the church. there are 50 states and each state has its own reporting laws. but we believe that there is a moral obligation to share this information with the civil authorities for the safety of children. the bishops say they want to change the church from a culture of silence to a culture of reporting, which opens the door to their next topic tomorrow, transparency. bret? bret: lauren green in rome. thank you. up next, some democratic presidential candidates are supporting a position hillary clinton and barack obama would not take. we are bringing that story.
today when the president was asked about this and he noted it was not a change, wasn t a reversing course, but it is. his initial comment was we are taking all u.s. troops out of syria. you are right. he s agreed or agreed to some of the advice that he is taken from people around the military advisors, people like lindsey graham, who said you have to have at least a few people still there. bret: mollie? what a .2 is we need a foreign policy establishment with better ideas. we need to learn how would we accomplish a mission in another region that and it s time to come home. not to leave troops for years or decades and regions. we had a goal, which was to take away all of this b-17-controlled territories. we achieved that goal 100%. it is time to go, not continue to be involved in a civil war. yes, the people that wanted to be there, they want to overthrew the government. that they learn lessons from their failed projects of the past. i think a few hundred troops