Assessing threat
New United States (US) Defense Secretary Ash Carter is
gathering top US military commanders and diplomats for talks in Kuwait on
Monday about the battle against Islamic State, as America’s military effort approaches major
hurdles in both Iraq and Syria.
Carter says he hopes the roughly six hours of largely
unscripted discussions will help assess the war that he is inheriting after
swearing-in on Tuesday as President Barack Obama’s fourth defense secretary.
“I’m trying to assess the situation in Iraq, Syria and
the region more generally,” Carter told reporters during his first trip abroad
as defense secretary.
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