Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20141205:15:29:00
Any publicity or fanfare. i know, ash will be there for them now as secretary of defense. we face no shortage of challenges to our national security. our combat mission in afghanistan ends this month and we have to transition to a new mission of advising and assisting afghan forces and going after remnants of al qaeda's core. we have to keep degrading and ultimately destroying isil in iraq and syria, we have to build a counter terrorism partnerships and new platforms. we have to continue the fight against ebola in west africa we have to continue to strengthen our alliances including nato and c...