New Defense Chief Reexamines the Strategies Behind Obama's Wars
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U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter used his first overseas trip as the Pentagon’s new chief to reexamine the strategies and tactics behind President Barack Obama’s wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.
Staking out independent ground that his predecessor, Chuck Hagel, never seized, Carter walked a fine line between endorsing the president’s core principles and signaling a desire for some tactical adjustments that other officials say reflect the realities on the ground in the three countries.