Ashton Carter actually said...

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of that because that is mostly a matter for the European Union (EU) rather than the United States.

The longer-term impact of sequestration would damage our national security, ultimately resulting in a military that is too small and insuffi...

Allowing sequestration to return would deprive U.S. forces of what they need to accomplish their missions around the world.

I believe that Prime Minister Abadi is committed to this vision for Iraq.