If we don’t innovate and be competitive, we’re not going to be the military that the country needs and deserves, we should have done it a while ago. Defense Secretary Ash Carter More Quotes by Defense Secretary Ash Carter More Quotes From Defense Secretary Ash Carter Obviously force protection everywhere around the world, abroad and now at home, is a big priority for us at the department, and will continue to be. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news We are also refining our curriculum, expanding our outreach to the moderate opposition, and incorporating lessons learned from the first training class. Defense Secretary Ash Carter industrials We are looking for ways to streamline our train and equip program's vetting process to get more recruits into the training pipeline, we are also refining our curriculum, expanding our outreach to the moderate opposition, and incorporating lessons learned from the first training class. Defense Secretary Ash Carter world What apparently happened was that the Iraqi forces just showed no will to fight. Defense Secretary Ash Carter politics What apparently happened was that the Iraqi forces just showed no will to fight, they were not outnumbered. In fact, they vastly outnumbered the opposing force, and yet they failed to fight, they withdrew from the site, and that says to me, and I think to most of us, that we have an issue with the will of the Iraqis to fight ISIL and defend themselves. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news That is why I think we need to redouble our efforts to get -- hasten this delivery of equipment to them, their training to support Prime Minister Abadi, we can't make this happen by ourselves, but we can assist it to happen, and we are counting on the Iraqi people to come behind a multi-sectarian government in Baghdad. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news But if we give them training, we give them equipment, and give them support, and give them some time, I hope they will develop the will to fight, because only if they fight can ISIL remain defeated. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news So our efforts now are devoted to providing their ground forces with the equipment, the training and to try to encourage their will to fight, so that our campaign enabling them can be successful both in defeating ISIL and keeping ISIL defeated in a sustained way. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news But again, we can't make that happen. We can only help create the conditions in which it will happen. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news 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 Ash Carter top-news When he was in Afghanistan as commanding general of ISAF joint command, I had a lot of opportunity to observe Mark on the ground leading our coalition allies and partners and helping the Afghan people prepare to take responsibility for their own security, mark and I flew to Iraq the day after an attack on the U.S. consulate there, and I saw Mark take command of the scene and stand with our people there I was impressed by his candor and good judgment, and I knew right away that he had more to offer the United States Army. Defense Secretary Ash Carter us He not only has plenty of operational and joint experience in Afghanistan, in Iraq and on the Joint staff, but he also has the intellect and vision to feed change throughout the Army. Defense Secretary Ash Carter us There will be plenty of time in the months ahead for proper tributes and farewells, but for now let me just say that President Obama, Chairman Dempsey and I could not have been better served. Defense Secretary Ash Carter us We're starting with the people that we have that we've vetted very carefully, we expect that to be successful and therefore to grow. But you have to start somewhere, and this is where we're starting. Defense Secretary Ash Carter most-read-articles We have not determined yet all of the rules of engagement ... but we have acknowledged that we have some responsibility to support them. Defense Secretary Ash Carter most-read-articles I think it will be useful to us for the world to know that, first of all, we're going to protect ourselves, we're going to defend ourselves. Defense Secretary Ash Carter latest-headlines They'd discovered an old vulnerability in one of our legacy networks that hadn't been patched. Defense Secretary Ash Carter technology We don't live in an era where all of the technology of importance to national security is going to come out of the Pentagon. Those days are gone. Defense Secretary Ash Carter company-news Are there suspicions? Are there issues that arose ... obviously in the case of the Snowden case? No question about it. Defense Secretary Ash Carter company-news To be relevant in today's world, you have to have a coolness factor. We want our mission to be exciting to people. Defense Secretary Ash Carter company-news
