Ash Carter: “I cannot suggest support and stability for the defense budget without at the same time frankly noting that not every…”

Iran's ballistic missile activities pose a significant threat to the Joint Force and our regional allies and partners, particularly Israel.

The goal of United States policy in Syria is to end the Syrian war--civil war.

The United States will not ignore attempts to interfere with our democratic processes.

We need Congress to come together around providing normal, stable, responsible budgets, because the lack of stability represents one of the single biggest strategic risks to our enterprise at DOD.