Reluctant Warrior Obama Wavers as Iran Steps Up in Terror Fight
As the Islamic State vows to consolidate its rule, his plan is being criticized on both political and military grounds.
US President Barack Obama walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, March 10, 2015.
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Days after Ashton Carter became defense secretary, he huddled with 30 American diplomats and generals on a U.S. Army base in Kuwait to review President Barack Obama’s plan for battling Islamic State.
Emerging from the six-hour meeting, Carter delivered his verdict: The U.S., he said, has “the ingredients” of a strategy.