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.
Carter discusses the conflict between Russian actions and U.S. interests in Syria.
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I personally would prefer... that we find another place to do it in the United States.
"Up-or-out" isn't broken--in fact, it's an essential and highly successful system--but it's also not perfect.
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