Ashton 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).

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

05/20/2015

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Chinese behavior is self-isolating and driving many countries to want to do more with us and are doing more with us.

It will be self-defeating and self-isolating for China, so I hope they don't do that.

It sends a signal to the world--to friends and potential foes alike--of our Nation's strength and resolve.