U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and his wife, Stephanie, arrive in Madrid, Oct. 4, 2015. Carter is on a five-day trip to Spain, Italy, Belgium and the United Kingdom, where he will visit troops, meet with defense counterparts and attend the NATO Defense Ministerial Conference. DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen
AFP: Pentagon chief arrives in Europe amid Syrian, Afghan crises
Madrid (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Madrid on Sunday, beginning a European tour amid alarm over Russian bombardments in Syria and the refugee crisis sparked by the conflict.
He is also dealing with the fallout from a suspected US air strike on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed 22 people, some of whom burned to death in their beds.
"My reaction was I think the same as anybody's," Carter told reporters on the flight to Madrid, describing the situation as "confused and complicated."
"This is a tragic loss of life, your heart can only go out to innocent people that were caught up in this type of violence."
WNU Editor: The Europeans want to know what is the U.S. policy/strategy/goals in tackling the multiple crisis that are now impacting Europe. My prediction .... they are going to be disappointed
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