These special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture ISIL leaders. Defense Ashton Carter More Quotes by Defense Ashton Carter More Quotes From Defense Ashton Carter Turkey is a longtime friend of ours. It's a NATO ally. We're strongly in support of it. We stand with it in terms of defense of its own territory, but the reality is it shares a big border with Iraq and Syria, which border has been porous to foreign fighters going in both directions and I think the Turks could do more. Defense Ashton Carter world
