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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.

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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Leon Edward 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.
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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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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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The Taliban is resilient.
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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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Red lines are kind of political arguments that are used to try to put people in a corner.
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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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Sexual assault has no place in the military. It is a violation of everything that the US military stands for.
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I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions.
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Iran is isolating itself from the rest of the world.
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The terrorism from 9/11 has metastasized. It's metastasized in Iraq and Syria, in Nigeria, in Somalia, in Yemen and in other places in North Africa. We need a very comprehensive strategy to deal with that threat.
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I think a quality that a national security adviser must have is the ability to set up procedures.
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I don't engage in hypotheticals.
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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'm not big on commissions.
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The last thing I want to do is to make the mistakes of the past.
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