Washington Post: After SEAL’s death, Pentagon chief says fight against Islamic State ‘far from over’
STUTTGART, Germany — A day after a U.S. Navy SEAL was killed repelling an Islamic State offensive in Iraq, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter met Wednesday with representatives from 11 allied countries in an effort to galvanize support for a war soon entering its third year.
“This fight is far from over,” Carter told reporters in Stuttgart. “We were reminded of this yesterday, when an American service member, Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Keating … was killed.”
Carter’s mention of Keating was the first public acknowledgment from the Pentagon of the slain SEAL, who was identified Tuesday by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R).
“This young man found himself in combat and sacrificed for this campaign’s success,” Carter said.
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