Ash Carter: “Iran's ballistic missile activities pose a significant threat to the Joint Force and our regional allies and partners…”

The international community, United Nations Security Council and especially the other six-party powers must hold North Korea accountable for this latest act and heighten the pressure on North Korea.

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

What he's trying to do is exactly what you're calling attention to, namely to end the humanitarian disaster occasioned by the civil war in Syria.

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