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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

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Leon Panetta
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: June 28
Former Director Of The Central Intelligence Agency
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Monterey
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The Taliban is resilient.
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When you're smaller and leaner, you're not going to have that large a presence throughout the world.
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I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened.
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