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Defense Sec'y: Russia's Syria Strategy a 'Mistake'

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U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has made it clear the United States will not cooperate with Russia in Syria.

Russia says it's just trying to fight ISIS, but Carter believes Russia is also going after other targets.

"I have said before that we believe that Russia has the wrong strategy," he explained. "They continue to hit targets that are not ISIL. We believe this is a fundamental mistake."

"Despite what the Russians say, we have not agreed to cooperate with Russia so long as they continue to pursue a mistaken strategy and hit these targets," he said.

Even though Russia says it's targeting Islamic State fighters, many critics counter Russia is really more interested in supporting Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

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