Brutal Truths: Retreat in Ramadi should trigger a review of coalition's ISIL strategy

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15. Carter: Iraqis showed 'no will to fight' in Ramadi

Washington (CNN)Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke frankly in an exclusive interview on CNN's "State of the Union" aired Sunday about the weak state of Iraq's military as one major reason the key town of Ramadi fell to ISIS, also known as ISIL, last week.

"What apparently happened was that the Iraqi forces just showed no will to fight," Carter told CNN's Barbara Starr. "They were not outnumbered. In fact, they vastly outnumbered the opposing force, and yet they failed to fight, they withdrew from the site, and that says to me, and I think to most of us, that we have an issue with the will of the Iraqis to fight ISIL and defend themselves."

The U.S. has sped up the shipment of some arms to help boost Iraqi forces as ISIS has recently taken more territory, but the U.S. defense chief said Iraq's military needs to step up.

http://us.cnn.com/2015/05/24/politics/ashton-carter-isis-ramadi/index.html