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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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Leon Panetta
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: June 28
Former Director Of The Central Intelligence Agency
Lawyer
Political Scientist
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Monterey
California
Leon Edward Panetta
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