Ashton Carter actually said...

Indeed, it's exceedingly important that we provide our troops and commanders in the field with all the resources they need to succeed.

That's the aim and the path that Secretary Kerry is on.

Our military efforts in Syria are intended to defeat ISIL and regain, for local forces, the territory now being tyrannized by ISIL.

There are many things that we work with China on, but there are certain aspects of Chinese behavior that are very disturbing to us.