Ashton Carter actually said...

Russian military objectives in Syria conflict with U.S. national security interests where their actions do not match their stated intent to combat ISIL or emphasize solely the defense of Bashar al-Assad.

Context

Carter discusses the conflict between Russian actions and U.S. interests in Syria.

03/23/2015

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