Ash Carter: “I wish the European states--and many Secretary of Defenses have said this over the years--were investing more in their…”

What he's trying to do is exactly what you're calling attention to, namely to end the humanitarian disaster occasioned by the civil war in Syria.

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

Iran's ballistic missile activities pose a significant threat to the Joint Force and our regional allies and partners, particularly Israel.

I can't support, and won't support, is anything that moves towards instability.