On the recordMay 20, 2015
I do not believe that expanding the use of Iraqi Kurdistan as a base of operations is necessary at this time to defeat the Islamic State and check malign Iranian influence in the region.
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congress.govAsh Carter: “I do not believe that expanding the use of Iraqi Kurdistan as a base of operations is necessary at this time to defeat…”
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Carter states that further expansion in Kurdistan is not currently needed for military objectives.
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