Ashton Carter actually said...

We do need Homeland Security, we need the Intelligence, we need the State Department.

Carter highlights the importance of collaboration among various agencies for national security.

04/26/2016

More Ashton Carter Quotes

The United States will not let Russia determine our strategy nor cooperate in efforts that run counter United States interests.

We have an obligation to do that, and we've made that clear, right from the beginning of the train-and-equip program.

Russia's strategy, on the other hand, is fundamentally flawed.

Russia and Iran's decision to intervene militarily in Syria was a poor one.