Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170112:14:51:00
Perception around the world that america is weak and distracted and that has only emboldened our adversaries. the threat imposed by violent islamic extremism continues to metastasize. we will be involved in a global conflict of varying scope and intensity for the foreseeable otherwise. if confirmed, general mattis, you would lead a military at war. you of all people appreciates what that means and what did demands. at the same time, our central challenge in the middle east is not isil. as grave a threat as that is, it is a breakdown of regional order of which nearly every state is a battlefiel...