Ashton Carter actually said...

Our approach has been... to try to find a political exit for Bashar Assad rather than a United States-led military exit.

The Department does not have a clear picture of Shia militia recruiting and the impact of Shia militia recruiting on the ability of the Iraq...

In no way will this take away from our strong condemnation of Russian actions in Ukraine.

I believe that Prime Minister Abadi is committed to this vision for Iraq.