War on terror

 Fresh from a nearly day-long discussion with top military and diplomatic officials here about the best way forward in Iraq and Syria, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told reporters Monday he doesn’t think the administration’s current strategy needs a fundamental overhaul.

But in remarks after the consultations, Carter spoke broadly about ways in which he thinks the strategy could be tightened or refined, leaving open the door for larger changes down the line.

“I think we have the ingredients of a strategy,” Carter told reporters in a brief press conference held in a military courtroom.

SecDef: The Strategy Against the Islamic State Is Working