Ashton Carter actually said...

To me, this is a sensible and principled provision of the AUMF, even though I cannot assure that the counter-ISIL campaign will be completed...

Israel faces very real missile threats from a number of actors in the region, and Israel's security remains a top priority.

They really need to take that step, because we can't be the only one on our team with military potential in that theater.

I think your larger point, which is that there are things that we can do to help the Ukrainians help themselves.