Ashton Carter actually said...

We want to pick our people. We don't want people forced to serve us.

Carter emphasizes the preference for an All-Volunteer Force over a draft.

02/10/2016

More Ashton Carter Quotes

Very important.

U.S. policy toward Afghanistan is not contingent on a single leader. Rather, our commitment is to the people of Afghanistan.

I support President Obama's decision to begin the deliberate, responsible drawdown of 10,000 U.S. surge forces from Afghanistan over the cou...

I do support the President's decision to withdraw 30,000 U.S. surge forces from Afghanistan by next summer.