Ashton Carter said...

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

Carter identifies ISIL and Iran as key threats in the Middle East.

02/03/2015

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

I have not heard that in our discussions. I'll take that back and add it.

Undersea dominance is an area of clear American dominance. We want to keep that edge.

Obviously, I'm the Secretary of Defense, so I care very deeply about the defense budget.