Ash Carter said "I believe that a stable, multi-sectarian Iraq is the only way to ensure the long-term defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 20, 2015

I believe that a stable, multi-sectarian Iraq is the only way to ensure the long-term defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

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Carter emphasizes the importance of a stable Iraq for defeating ISIL.

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