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 assumefailgovern share on social
Companies should be able to share specific threat information with the government without the prospect of lawsuits hanging over their head. Leon Panetta companygovernmenthang Change image and share on social
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 authorityavenuecontinue Change image and share on social
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 attackconducthave share on social
It doesn't make a lot of sense for us to borrow money from the Chinese to go give to another country for humanitarian aid. We ought to get the Chinese to take care of the people. Leon Panetta aidborrowcare Change image and share on social
I don't usually comment on columnists' ideas of what I'm thinking. That's a dangerous game to get into. Leon Panetta columnistcommentdangerous Change image and share on social
When you're smaller and leaner, you're not going to have that large a presence throughout the world. Leon Panetta largeleanpresence Change image and share on social
The area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security. Leon Panetta areachangeclimate Change image and share on social
The last thing I want to do is to make the mistakes of the past. Leon Panetta makemistakepast Change image and share on social
You know, as director of the CIA, I got an awful lot of intelligence about all the horrible things that could go on across the world. Leon Panetta awfulciadirector Change image and share on social
