Quote

I think a quality that a national security adviser must have is the ability to set up procedures.

Leon Panetta

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

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
Security
Quality
Ability
Must
Think
Thinking
Adviser
Procedures
National

More quotes by Leon Panetta

Image
I don't engage in hypotheticals.
Leon Panetta
Image
Frankly, my fundamental beliefs have not changed.
Leon Panetta
Image
The reason we've always had a civilian in that job [Secretary of Defence] is because we really believe that it is policymakers who ought to control the military and not have the military control the military.
Leon Panetta
Image
I don't usually comment on columnists' ideas of what I'm thinking. That's a dangerous game to get into.
Leon Panetta
Image
The United States has to be a leader in the world, because the problem is: If we are not leading, nobody else will.
Leon Panetta
Image
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
Image
I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions.
Leon Panetta
Image
You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on.
Leon Panetta
Image
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.
Leon Panetta
Image
Al Qaeda still remains a threat.
Leon Panetta
Image
In this century, the 21st century, the U.S. recognizes our prosperity and our security depends even more on the Asia-Pacific region.
Leon Panetta
Image
The most important thing we can do is prosecute the offenders, deal with those that have broken the law and committed this crime. And if we can do that then we can begin to deal with this issue and send a signal this is not a problem that we are going to ignore in the United States military.
Leon Panetta
Image
The fundamental premise is that neither the United States or the international community is going to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon.
Leon Panetta
Image
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.
Leon Panetta
Image
I'm going to give people the benefit of the doubt.
Leon Panetta
Image
These days, it takes only seconds - seconds - for a picture, a photo, to suddenly become an international headline.
Leon Panetta
Image
I suddenly realized at the CIA that I had to make life-and-death decisions about people.
Leon Panetta
Image
Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That's really the measure of success for the United States.
Leon Panetta
Image
I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened.
Leon Panetta
Image
Well, the United States is a Pacific power. And we have always had a presence in the Pacific.
Leon Panetta