mr. bartlett, let me answer in two parts. first, i want to be absolutely clear that the lisbon transition strategy is still this administration's policy and still the direction in which we are headed. and that included a transition to afghan leadership throughout afghanistan by the end of 2014 and afghan responsibility for security throughout the country by the end of 2014. the u.s. and coalition at that time, we would expect would still provide some support, including train, advise, assist, and including the capacity for counterterrorism operations at that point in time. when secretary of defense and others have talked about the 2013 time frame, it is a milestone on the path and in 2013 we expect that each of the tranches of transition that are to afghan lead that were announced at lisbon will have begun so the final tranche will have begun in '13, in 2013. at that time there will be afghans in the lead for security throughout the country. but in 2014 it will be very much a mixed model. in some cases, partnered units as occu

mr. bartlett. >> if north korea were to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile that could carry a nuclear weapon and was capable of reaching our shores and they launched it toward our nation, what would our response be? >> well, sir, i can't speculate on that hypothetical situation. we do not assess that north korea has that capability today. but we are aware that north korea is developing both its long-range ballistic missile capabilities and it is continuing to work on its nuclear weapons capabilities. so it's a future threat we're very concerned about and the department is considering the best responses to this. >> what do you think north korea expects our response to that would be? >> congressman, i -- the way i look at this, north korea uses a coercive strategy. and they use that strategy to get concessions. first off, they will not -- i don't believe -- give up their capabilities in regard to ballistic missiles because they see that as a means to protect the regime. in regard to the coercive strategy, we've seen this cycle where they demand concessions. they don't get what t

mr. bartlett, let me insert into parts., i want to be absolutely clear that the lisbon transition strategy is still in this administration's's policy and is still the direction in which we are headed, and that includes the transition to the afghan leadership for about afghanistan by the end of 2014 and the afghan responsibility for security throughout the country by the end of 2014. the u.s. and coalition at that time we would expect would still provide some support including trimming advisement and in putting the capacity for the counterterrorism operations. at that point in time. when secretary defense and others have talked about the 2013 time frame, is a milestone on the path and in 2014, we expect that each of the charges of transitions to the afghan leader that announced of lisbon would have the guns of the final staunch would have begun sometime 2013. at that time, there will be afghans in the lead for security throughout the country, but they will not have full responsibility throughout the country in 2014. in 2013,

mr. bartlett let me answer in two parts. first i want to be absolutely clear that the lisbon transition strategy is still, this administration's policy and is still the direction in which we are headed. and that includes the transition to afghan leadership throughout afghanistan by the end of 2014 and afghan responsibility for security throughout the country by the end of 2014. the u.s. coalition at that time we expect would still provide some support, including train advise-and-assist in including the capacity for counterterrorism operations. at that point in time. with the secretary of defense and others have talked about in the 2013 timeframe it is a milestone on the path. in 2013 we expect that each of the tranches of transitions that are to afghan lead that were announced that lisbon will be gone so the final tranche will happen sometime in 2013. at that time, there will be afghans in the lead for security throughout the country, but they will not have full responsibility throughout the country until 2014. in 2013 it wi

mr. bartlett, i'm happy to see that you are on this morning.been waiting for c-span to bring somebody with alternative views, especially from the conservative side, that does not agree with the comments -- the conservative views today. i have heard you and i have also heard dick stockton talk about some of the same economic things that you are saying about how we have gotten into the current economic problems that we have. it's good to see that you have enough intelligence, despite your party position, to acknowledge that the current conservative position of taxes just will not work. it is good to know that someone out there still has some common sense, some intelligence. i give you a lot of credit. i know that your party probably does not want you to be heard out there. saying that what we really believe in is -- and how we proceed about it now just does not work. guest: thank you for the comments. i did not really hear the question there. i no longer consider myself to be a member of the republican party. i consider myself to be an independen

mr. bartlett. >> if north korea were the developing the intercontinental ballistic missile, they could carry a nuclear weapon and capable of reaching our shores. and they launched it toward our nation, what would our response be? >> well, sir, i can't speculate on that hypothetical situation. we do not assess that north korea has that capability today. but we are aware that north korea is developing both its long range ballistic missile capabilities and is continuing to work on its nuclear weapons capabilities. so it's a future threat that we're very concerned about and the department is considering the best responses to that. >> what do you think north korea expects our response to that would be? >> congressman, i -- the way i look at this, north korea uses a coercive strategy, and they use that strategy to get concessions. first off, they won't, i don't believe, give up their capabilities with regard to ballistic missiles because they see that as a means to protect the regime. in regard to the coercive strategy, we've seen this cycle where they demand concessions, they don't get what they

mr. bartlett. >> if north korea was to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, it could carry a nuclear weapon capable of reaching our shores and they lost it towards our nation, what would our response be? >> i cannot speculate on that hypothetical situation. we do not assess that north korea has the capability today, but we are aware that north korea is developing its long- range missile capabilities and is working on its nuclear weapons capabilities. future strength we are very concerned about. the department is considering the best responses to this. >> what do you think north korea and expects our response to be? >> congressman, the way i look at this, and north korea uses a coercive strategy. when they use that strategy to get concessions. first off, they will not, i do not believe, given up all their capabilities in regards to ballistic missiles, both corrosive -- both coercive and a means to protect the regime. we have seen this cycle where they demand concessions, they do not get what they want, or they get what they want brigid they antagonized, the provoke, and go back into a

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bartlett, the president on "the west wing." take a look at that ad. >> the same republicans in congress who obstructed mr. step on the road back now want to end medicare, eliminate it altogether. tell them to keep their hands off medicare and tell them in our america, the cynics and fearmongers, the ones who break a sacred promise simply to reward the wealthy don't get the final word. no, no, you do. >> effective use of star power there, howard? >> oh, absolutely. and don't forget, he's the favorite democratic president of the last 30 years. you know? he balanced budgets. he did things that, and we live in this kind of crazy world where people like ronald reagan who was also an actor could become president. there are a lot of calls for martin sheen to run for office. he was smart enough not to run for office. but his voice still resonates, and he has a lot of power with the american people. and i think it's a very powerful ad. >> always good to see you, howard. thank you so much. >>> i want to bring in msnbc contributor and democratic strategist crystal ball and rich galen is former communications directo

mr. chamberlain is ok. you hear the officer there at the central office say, "we're not canceling anything." they say, "called his son." they say, "we're not contacting anyone. we do not need any mediators." >> mayo bartlettyou're not only an attorney for the family in this case, but also a former prosecutor in westchester county, so you're familiar with police procedures in cases like this. i am struck by the fact the identity of the police officer has not been revealed. that is something pretty routine in cases like this, certainly, by this time. this event was in november. >> absolutely. i think anybody in the city has to ask themselves whether this individual is working right now. and if so, in what capacity? it is atrocious that name has not been released and the officers involved aren't at least not on desk duty, some kind of modified duty. i look at it as a former prosecutor, whenever you talk about the use of force, you look at use of force continue 1. generally, police to preserve protocols that suggest he should stir --for start out with a verbal command. if that is the least intrusive manner you can address an issue. after that, it generally goes to light his application. then it goes up from t