It's a border over which logistics for ISIL and the fighters cross, so we're looking for them to do more in that regard as well and are in active discussions with them about that. Defense Secretary Ash Carter More Quotes by Defense Secretary Ash Carter More Quotes From Defense Secretary Ash Carter I'll be looking for others in NATO to echo (us) in our investment. Defense Secretary Ash Carter world It's not going to look like it did back in Cold War days but it will constitute, in today's terms, a strong deterrent. Defense Secretary Ash Carter world We’re looking for opportunities to do more and there will be boots on the ground and I want to be clear about that, but it’s a strategic question whether you are enabling local forces to take and hold rather than trying to substitute for them. That is a strategic intention that we have. Defense Secretary Ash Carter latest-headlines To eliminate the parent tumor in Iraq and Syria, we are enabling local, motivated forces with critical support from a global coalition wielding a suite of capabilities — ranging from airstrikes, special forces, cyber tools, intelligence, equipment, mobility and logistics, training, advice and assistance, it must be local forces who deliver( ISIS) a lasting defeat, because only they can secure and govern the territory by building long-term trust within the populations they liberate. Defense Secretary Ash Carter latest-headlines The really valuable thing we get from their being there is that connection to local forces that are willing to take action, we learn about them and interact with them. We collect valuable intelligence that informs the air campaign -- valuable intelligence about how ISIL is preying upon the people, taxing the people and so forth that helps us with our -- the economic aspects of our campaign, the counter-financing, the counter-messaging parts of our campaign. Defense Secretary Ash Carter politics I expect him both to hear what we're doing, and continue to say what he's told me and Gen. (Joseph) Dunford, certainly for the military campaign, which is that he wants us to continue to come to him with proposals for ways that we can strengthen the campaign consistent with our overall strategic approach. Defense Secretary Ash Carter politics As long as they qualify and meet the standards, women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before, they'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, and lead infantry soldiers into combat. They'll be able to serve as Army Rangers and Green Berets, Navy SEALS, Marine Corps infantry, Air Force parajumpers and everything else that was previously open only to men. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news People are assigned to missions, tasks and functions according to need as well as their capabilities, and women will be subject to the same standard and rules that men will. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news This means that as long as they qualify and meet the standards, women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before. They'll be able to drive tanks, give orders, lead infantry soldiers into combat, there will be no exceptions. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news We are a joint force, and I've decided to make a decision that applies to the entire force. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news Going forward, we shouldn't be surprised if these small numbers are also reflected in areas like recruitment, voluntary assignment, retention. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news These special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture ISIL leaders, this force will also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations in Syria. Defense Secretary Ash Carter politics In full coordination with the government of Iraq, we're deploying a specialized expeditionary targeting force to assist Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces and to put even more pressure on ISIL, these special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture ISIL leaders. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news Turkey must do more to control its often-porous border, saudi Arabia and the Gulf states joined the air campaign in the early days, but have since been pre-occupied by the conflict in Yemen. Defense Secretary Ash Carter most-read-articles Where we find further opportunity to leverage such capability, we will be prepared to expand it. Defense Secretary Ash Carter politics This created a virtuous cycle of better intelligence, which generates more targets, more raids and more momentum. Defense Secretary Ash Carter politics We're prepared to change the rules of engagement. We've changed tactics, as we just did in the case of the fuel trucks. Defense Secretary Ash Carter politics I expect the highest possible standards of conduct from the men and women in this department, particularly from those serving in the most senior positions, there is no exception. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news The age of our bomber fleet requires new thinking and new capabilities, building this bomber is a strategic investment for the next 50 years. Defense Secretary Ash Carter top-news It represents a continuation of our advise-and-assist mission. Defense Secretary Ash Carter latest-headlines
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