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Related: About this forumRep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) Questions Defense Secretary Ash Carter about Syria and Russia (1 Dec 2015)
Dec 1, 2015: House Armed Services Committee
Discussion of the Military Strategy to Defeat ISIS.
Q&A with Defence Sec. Ashton Carter and Gen Joseph Dunford.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard at 2:41:45
Ashton Baldwin Goldman-Sachs Carter
Carter was a supporter of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, as well as an advocate of preventive wars against North Korea and Iran. In response to increase in tension in Ukraine, Carter considered proposing deployment of ground-launched cruise missiles in Europe that could pre-emptively destroy Russian weapons.
In addition to his public service, Carter was a Senior Partner at Global Technology Partners, focused on advising investment firms in technology and defense. He has been a consultant to Goldman Sachs and Mitretek Systems on international affairs and technology matters, and speaks frequently to business and policy audiences.
He was also a member of the boards of directors of the MITRE Corporation and Mitretek Systems and the advisory boards of MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Draper Laboratory. Carter was also a member of the Aspen Strategy Group, the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Physical Society, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. Carter was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Carter
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) Questions Defense Secretary Ash Carter about Syria and Russia (1 Dec 2015) (Original Post)
nationalize the fed
Dec 2015
OP
truth2power
(8,219 posts)1. A**, er...I mean "Ash" Carter will be in his bunker
with the rest of the COG reptiles if there's a nuclear war. What does he care?
What an embarrassment to this country!
DhhD
(4,695 posts)2. There is awareness of the New Democrat Coalition in History:
Third Way triangulation: The Clinton-Bush-Obama War in the Middle East.
Advanced Triangulation: The Bush-Clinton-Bush-Obama-Clinton War in the Arab World.
DhhD
(4,695 posts)3. Vote for Bernie Sanders.