Ashton Carter actually said...

The current drawdown plan uses a time-phased approach for the withdrawal of United States forces.

Carter explains the U.S. withdrawal strategy in Afghanistan.

05/20/2015

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But--and I want to be clear about this--under sequestration, which is set to return in 211 days, our Nation will be less secure.

We need your help with both.

Sequester is purely the fallout of political gridlock.

We need a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear deterrent. The submarine force is a key leg of the triad.