What’s the top threat to America? It depends on which high-level Pentagon official you ask.
In a series of hearings on Capitol Hill this week, there was some agreement among Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, and Gen. John Campbell, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. But hours of questioning by House and Senate lawmakers revealed subtle differences in opinion, offering a glimpse at the broad range of threats Pentagon planners are simultaneously confronting.
Both Carter and Campbell believe the fragile security situation in Afghanistan and the potential reach of the Islamic State into the war-torn country are …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
