Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20111213:19:23:00
>> he stopped to get an update on african stan operations. he stopped in africa when which he called the central location to the ongoing u.s. efforts to fight terrorism in that part of the world. there on the horn of africa, it is strategically located between the arabian peninsula and yemen where they are extremely active and to the south. somalia where al qaeda is extremely active. it's an important location for the u.s. he is also going on to iraq where sometime later this week he will encase the colors and take the american and unit flags and put them in cases to prepare for the final with...