AUGUSTA, Maine - U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were before the Senate Armed Services Committee answering questions about policy in the Middle East and the ongoing conflicts in the region.
Sen. Angus King questioned Dunford about the status of ISIS in the region.
"Their military capability has been degraded to include their equipment," Dunford said.
"Do we have any information that their morale is declining?" King asked.
"We do, we do, senator, and that is an important point," Dunford responded.
King also cautioned against withdrawing troops from Afghanistan too quickly. He said the Afghan military has made progress in many areas of the country and withdrawing U.S. support forces too soon could undermine that progress.
