Episode 769 • • 2:16:58 - 2:19:26
769: Electile Dysfuntion
Ash Carter on Combat vs Advice Missions, Iraq and Syria
Defense Secretary Ash Carter struggles to distinguish between "combat roles" and "advice and assist missions" during congressional testimony. Despite claims of no combat troops on the ground, Carter admits that U.S. forces are engaging in raids and "prosecuting the campaign" in ways that clearly involve active combat.