Ashton Carter actually said...

Our friends and our enemies are watching us, Madam Chairwoman, and they need to know that we have the political will to forestall sequestration.

Carter highlights the need for political commitment to avoid sequestration impacts.

02/13/2013

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Yes, the reconciliation or the reintegration of lower level Taliban be continued.

I'm not completely satisfied with any part of the F-35 that's showing cost growth and the F-135 engine has.

Yes, it's in the security interest of the Afghans that their government end corruption.

Very important.