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Leon Panetta
Leon Panetta
American Public Servant
Born: Jun 28, 1938
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Red lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner. Leon Panetta
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When you cut a half-a-trillion dollars from the defense budget, it affects almost every area in the defense budget. Leon Panetta
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Unfortunately these days, there is a hell of a lot that keeps me awake. Leon Panetta
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If the Iraqis fail to implement the reforms, if they fail to get a handle on the violence, there's nothing the United States can do, militarily or otherwise, that can solve those problems. They have to assume the primary responsibility to govern themselves. Leon Panetta
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Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That's really the measure of success for the United States. Leon Panetta
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Well look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and it's important that we take risks and that we know that we have the support of the government and we have the support of the American people in what we're doing. Leon Panetta
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The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces. Leon Panetta
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I think what both Republicans and Democrats need to do and the leaders on both sides is to recognize that if sequester takes place, it would be disastrous for our national defense and very frankly for a lot of very important domestic programs. They have a responsibility to come together, find the money necessary to de-trigger sequester. Leon Panetta
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You know, one thing I've learned over 40 years is that when you have jobs in Washington, you do it day by day and that's what I'm doing as secretary of defense. Leon Panetta
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I don't engage in hypotheticals. Leon Panetta
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I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened. We have not seen them able to conduct any kind of organized attack to regain any territory that they've lost. We've seen levels of violence going down. Leon Panetta
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Frankly, my fundamental beliefs have not changed. Leon Panetta
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Throughout the 40 years I've been in Washington, I've always worked hard, particularly with regards to the budget issues. Leon Panetta
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Rather than undermining the Palestinian Authority, it is in Israel's interests to strengthen it by... continuing to transfer Palestinian tax revenues and pursuing other avenues of cooperation. Leon Panetta
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When you're smaller and leaner, you're not going to have that large a presence throughout the world. Leon Panetta
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Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific. Leon Panetta
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I think soon after I became director of the CIA - President Obama pulled me into the Oval Office and said: 'Look, I just want you to know that your top priority is to go after Osama bin Laden.' Leon Panetta
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Well, you know, any defense force worth its salt has to be able to deal with uncertainty, has to be able to deal with events that we may not have planned for. Leon Panetta
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China is a major power in the Pacific and I think we are dealing with some common threats in that region: the whole issue of Korea and the stability of Korea, the whole issue of nuclear proliferation, the whole issue of providing free access to our ships that are operating in that area. Leon Panetta
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I'm not big on commissions. Leon Panetta
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If you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist. Leon Panetta
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I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened. Leon Panetta
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The United States has to have the capability to deal with more than one enemy at one time and be able to confront them and win. Leon Panetta
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Companies should be able to share specific threat information with the government without the prospect of lawsuits hanging over their head. Leon Panetta
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I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions. Leon Panetta
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When the president went around the table to the country's national security leadership, Hillary was clear: We have to go get bin Laden. And our Special Operations Forces did just that. Leon Panetta
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