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We are not Google, we are not Walmart. We're war fighters.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 8 years ago
He feels that meaningful maternity leave when it matters most is one of the best ways that we can support the women who serve our country and also serves as a safeguard against losing skilled service members.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 8 years ago
To see our guys in that situation on Iranian TV -- that's really not okay.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Obviously, I don't like to see our people in -- being detained by a foreign military. I'm very glad they're released, I'm very glad they're safe, what we don't know is the full context.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 8 years ago
I think that we are building momentum against ISIL.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We've been concerned about it since last summer because they [ISIS] say they have the aspiration to come here.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
They need to see that they're on the wrong side of things.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The metastasis of this has to be taken care of.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Of course he died in combat. That's what happened.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
You know, our aviators are conducting combat air patrols, I mean, that's the name of the mission, combat air patrol. So, of course it's combat, you know, they are conducting combat -- when you're a pilot and you strike an enemy target with thousands of pounds of bombs, that's aerial combat.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We have an obligation to do that. We made that clear right from the beginning of the train-and-equip program, we haven't done it. We haven't done it.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We have not and will not agree to cooperate with Russia so long as they continue to pursue this misguided strategy, it remains our hope that Russia will see that tethering itself to a sinking ship is a losing strategy because Russia has the opportunity to change course and do the right thing. I don't know if they will.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
My problem isn't that I don't understand what they're doing, i think my problem is that I think what they're doing is going to backfire and is counterproductive.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Given our concern about China's growing military capabilities and coercive approach to disputes, we are taking prudent steps to prepare for heightened competition.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We need to make sure that the North Koreans always understand that any provocation with them will be dealt with and that they stand no chance of defeating us and our allies in South Korea, it's probably the single place on the world -- in the world -- where war could erupt at the snap of our fingers.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
It's probably the single place on the world -- in the world -- where war could erupt at the snap of our fingers.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The prime minister made it quite clear he disagrees with us with respect to the nuclear deal, but friends can disagree.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I believe we have some obligation to support them and protect them, including supply them.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
It turns out to be very hard to identify people who meet both of those criteria.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We are trying to recruit and identify people that... can be counted on -- that is, to fight, to have the right mindset and ideology.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
These constraints that we put on ourselves, which are perfectly understandable, do progressively limit the number of inductees into the program, and that's proving( to be) the thing that limits the growth of the program. We have enough training sites and so forth for them. For now, we don't have enough trainees to fill them.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The Syria train-and-equip program is even more challenging than the Iraq train-and-equip program, we are trying to recruit and identify people that... can be counted on -- that is, to fight, to have the right mindset and ideology.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
This process was earlier sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington. That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We ... determined that our equipping of the Iraqi Security Forces had proceeded too slowly, this process was earlier sometimes delayed by bureaucracy in Baghdad, but occasionally also in Washington. That is why we are now expediting delivery of essential equipment and material, like anti-tank capabilities and counter-IED equipment, to the Iraqi security forces -- including Kurdish and Sunni tribal forces.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Abu Sayyaf was involved in ISIL's military operations and helped direct the terrorist organization's illicit oil, gas and financial operations as well, the operation represents another significant blow to ISIL, and it is a reminder that the United States will never waver in denying safe haven to terrorists who threaten our citizens, and those of our friends and allies.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
Our reliance on technology has led to real vulnerabilities that our adversaries are eager to exploit.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
I worry about what we don't know, because this was only one attack.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
(The hackers) discovered an old vulnerability in one of our legacy networks that hadn't been patched, while it's worrisome they achieved some unauthorized access to our unclassified network, we quickly identified the compromise, and had a crack team of incident responders hunting the intruders within 24 hours.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
In fact, North Korea worked with Syria, helped it build a reactor... North Korea is a welcome all-comers kind of proliferator.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
We have the capability to shut down, set back and destroy the Iranian nuclear program and I believe the Iranians know that and understand that.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on CNN 9 years ago
The White House Oversight and Government Reform Committee asked the President Obama administration Thursday to turn over all reports and documents, including intelligence information, related to last year’s exchange of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five members of the Taliban. ] President Obama opposes Pentagon hike without domestic spending bump - WashEx :.
– Defense Secretary Ashton Carter
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
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