Ash Carter: “The battlefield situation informs the efforts to train and equip the Iraqi Kurds and Sunni tribes.”

It absolutely is. That's why we quadrupled the European Reassurance Initiative.

I have to say, this approach is deeply flawed and troubling.

I agree with you, also, about the Assad regime. It's a reason why Assad can't be part of the future of that country.

It sends a signal to the world--to friends and potential foes alike--of our Nation's strength and resolve.