Ash Carter: “I think that we have two immediate substantial dangers in the Middle East. One is ISIL, and one is Iran.”

The goal of United States policy in Syria is to end the Syrian war--civil war.

The international community, United Nations Security Council and especially the other six-party powers must hold North Korea accountable for this latest act and heighten the pressure on North Korea.

The United States will not ignore attempts to interfere with our democratic processes.

It absolutely is. That's why we quadrupled the European Reassurance Initiative.