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I )M PETTY OFFICER ALEC JACOBS WITH YOUR D-O-D NEWS UPDATE. DEFENSE SECRETARY ASH CARTER SPOKE TO U-S TROOPS IN BAGHDAD ABOUT THE COALITION )S CONTINUED EFFORT TO DEFEAT ISIL,

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OR DAESH AS THE GROUP IS KNOWN IN THE MIDDLE EAST. SECRETARY CARTER EMPHASIZED THE NEED TO DELIVER A LASTING DEFEAT TO THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.

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WE CAN BEAT DAESH BECAUSE WE )RE THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN THE WORLD BUT TO KEEP THEM BEATEN REQUIRES THE CAPABLE, MOTIVATED FORCES HERE IN IRAQ AND THAT REQUIRES THE SUPPORT OF THE IRAQI PEOPLE.

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WE CAN HELP THEM, WE CAN ENABLE THEM, WE CAN TRAIN THEM, WE CAN EQUIP THEM, WE CAN SUPPORT THEM, BUT WE CAN )T SUBSTITUTE FOR THEM.