Ashton Carter actually said...

I have consistently emphasized to them that they have a unique role, here, and also, insofar as they're concerned about Iran.

Carter highlights the unique role of Gulf nations in addressing regional security concerns.

05/20/2015

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It is important that the Government of Iraq today not go down that road again.

I strongly support the President in requesting a defense budget above the artificial caps of the Budget Control Act.

They probably get an outsized picture of our lack of will.

So the most important thing we can do going forward is to make sure that Iraq doesn't decline again into sectarianism.