Ashton Carter said...

Chairman McCain, I appreciate your comments to our Service Chiefs about the damage the CR can do to our institution.

The United States is reacting. That's what our rebalance is all about.

We are also quadrupling the European Reassurance Initiative, which allows us to do more with our NATO partners there.

Not on my watch, and I'll bet you not on my successor's watch either, is anybody going to transfer these people.