Carter tangles with lawmakers over counter-ISIL strategy

By Courtney McBride / December 1, 2015 at 5:15 PM
Defense Secretary Ash Carter sparred with members of the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday over the Pentagon's plan to intensify the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. "We're at war," Carter said in his opening statement . "We are using the might of the finest fighting force the world has ever known. Tens of thousands of U.S. personnel are operating in the broader Middle East region, and more are on the way. We have some...

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