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US will sharpen 'military edge' in Asia, says Carter

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sept. 29 that the U.S. will "sharpen our military edge" in Asia and the Pacific in order to remain a dominant power in a region feeling the effects of China's rising military might.

Carter made the pledge in a speech aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in port in San Diego.

US defense chief welcomes Saudi offer on troops in Syria

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter welcomed on Feb. 4 a Saudi offer to participate in any ground operations in Syria launched by the U.S.-led coalition.

Carter said increased activity by other countries would make it easier for the United States to accelerate its fight against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants. 

Russia accused of "pouring gasoline on fire” in Syria

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has described Russian airstrikes and the Kremlin's approach to the civil war in Syria as "pouring gasoline on the fire.”

An article in the British daily Guardian said that the statement "pierced the veneer of cooperation that Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin had sought to establish at the UN this week."

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