Ash Carter: “Obviously, I'm the Secretary of Defense, so I care very deeply about the defense budget.”

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

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

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 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.