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Leon Panetta

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Leon Panetta
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: June 28
Former Director Of The Central Intelligence Agency
Lawyer
Political Scientist
Politician
Monterey
California
Leon Edward Panetta
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Clearly, Russia has lied to the world about what's going on in Ukraine. They have clearly violated the cease-fire agreements.
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Go forward, knowing that you are greater than the challenges of your time.
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There's no question that the main location of al Qaeda is in tribal areas of Pakistan.
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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.
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The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces.
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I think the primary message to the world is that the United States is going to remain the strongest military power in the world.
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We are a nation at war. This is also a time for hard choices. It's about ensuring that we are able to prevail in the conflicts in which we are now engaged. But it's also about being able to be strong and disciplined in applying our nation's limited resources to defending America.
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Obama really does recognize the threats that are out there I think he understands the world. He understands the role of America in that troubled world.
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I want you and the people of Israel to know a few things that have not and will not change. The United States stands firmly with Israel, and we have a rock solid commitment to the security of Israel and to the security of its citizens.
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I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened.
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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.
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Al Qaeda still remains a threat.
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In this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region.
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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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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.
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I'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt.
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The consequence could be that we would have an escalation that would take place that would not only involve many lives, but I think it could consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret.
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Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
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The United States has to be a leader in the world, because the problem is: If we are not leading, nobody else will.
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The last thing I want to do is to make the mistakes of the past.
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