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On the recordMay 20, 2015
The battlefield situation informs the efforts to train and equip the Iraqi Kurds and Sunni tribes.
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Ash Carter
Democratic · Pennsylvania
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Editor's note · Context

Carter discusses how battlefield conditions affect U.S. military support for Iraqi forces.

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